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HistoryAug 14, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Office Word Preview Unsafe Hyperlink Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-08-1400:00:00
Eduardo Braun Prado
www.zerodayinitiative.com
11

0.31 Low

EPSS

Percentile

97.0%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the display of Word documents in the preview pane in Windows Explorer. Crafted data in a Word file can result in a dangerous link being followed without first warning the user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute under the context of the current user at medium integrity.