High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8430

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file, aka "Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office.

Affected products

Microsoft/Wordllm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Office Visiocpe-rescue
Range: 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8430nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105212nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041638nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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