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

CVE-2018-8573

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8539.

Affected products

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

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8573nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105836nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042114nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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