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CVE-2018-0802 — Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE i

CVSS
EPSS
94.07% (top 0.10%)
CWE
Published
2018-01-10T01:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:56.855Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft CorporationEquation EditorMicrosoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2021-11-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2018-0797
Cited in vendor advisory
CVE-2018-0812
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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