CVE-2018-8412 (GCVE-0-2018-8412)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-15 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:54
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Elevation of Privilege
Assigner
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Impacted products
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office |
Affected:
2016 for Mac
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Nomenclature
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