Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Published Jan 10, 2018 ·Due May 3, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 95.12%
Description
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Affected products
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- Version Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Equation Editor | n/a |
|
- 2007
- 2010
- 2013
- 2016
- 2016
- n/a
- 2007
- 2010
- 2013
- 2013
- 2016
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Nov 3, 2021
Patch Due
May 3, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 95.12% (0.95121) | 99.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 95.12% (0.95121) | 99.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 90.99% (0.90990) | 99.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 95.18% (0.95182) | 99.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 94.09% (0.94087) | 99.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 89.03% (0.89029) | 99.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.18% (0.94180) | 99.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 94.20% (0.94203) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2024 | 90.62% (0.90617) | 98.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 88.31% (0.88308) | 98.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 90.58% (0.90578) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 91.32% (0.91318) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 91.62% (0.91620) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 93.86% (0.93857) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 93.53% (0.93535) | 98.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 94.86% (0.94862) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 95.52% (0.95523) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 96.77% (0.96766) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 96.87% (0.96869) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 97.00% (0.97001) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97194) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97357) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97331) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 96.92% (0.96920) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96887) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 97.01% (0.97008) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.07% (0.97071) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 65.86% (0.65859) | 99.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 6, 2022 | 65.86% (0.65859) | 99.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 64.36% (0.64364) | 98.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 42.81% (0.42807) | 97.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 17.86% (0.17861) | 92.85th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 17.86% (0.17861) | 92.76th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 17.86% (0.17861) | 97.76th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 17.86% (0.17861) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
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