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

CVE-2018-8574

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8577.

Affected products

Microsoft/Excelllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Officev5
Range: 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Excel 2007 SP3cpe-rescue
Range: 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft/Office Visiocpe-rescue
Range: 2016 for Mac

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8574nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105833nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042115nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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