High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8524

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8522, CVE-2018-8576, CVE-2018-8582.

Affected products

Microsoft/Office 365 ProPlusllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Officellm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Outlookllm-fuzzy2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft/Office Visiocpe-rescue
Range: 2019 for 32-bit editions

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8524nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105823nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042110nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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