Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office.
Published: 2018-08-15
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20049 An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office.
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01478}

epss

{'score': 0.01422}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Office For Mac
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:54:36.290Z

Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8412

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-15T17:29:10.283

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:46.493

Link: CVE-2018-8412

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