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."
Published Jan 10, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.73%
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."
Affected products
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- Version Microsoft Office 2016 for MacStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | n/a |
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
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 (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 92.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 92.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07383) | 94.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07383) | 94.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 92.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07383) | 94.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5.73% (0.05734) | 92.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.38% (0.07383) | 94.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.84% (0.05842) | 92.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 9.93% (0.09933) | 92.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 7.57% (0.07566) | 91.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.20% (0.10197) | 92.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 8.66% (0.08659) | 91.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.57% (0.06568) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.91% (0.15909) | 91.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.57% (0.06568) | 90.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 65.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 64.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 62.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00289) | 64.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 91.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 2, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 90.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 89.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.85% (0.05853) | 77.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 93.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102464 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0819 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102464 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0819 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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