CVE-2018-0819: microsoft corporation microsoft office 2016 for mac
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-0819 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in microsoft corporation microsoft office 2016 for mac. EPSS estimates a 5.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-01-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allows an attacker to send a specially crafted email attachment to a user in an attempt to launch a social engineering attack, such as phishing, due to how Outlook for Mac displays encoded email addresses, aka "Spoofing Vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac."
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
5.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.73% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft1 product
- officeEOL2016
Microsoft corporation1 product
- microsoft office 2016 for macMicrosoft Office 2016 for Mac
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0819X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory