CVE-2018-8245: Microsoft Publisher

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 16.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Publisher fails to utilize features that lock down the Local Machine zone when instantiating OLE objects, aka "Microsoft Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Publisher.

Affected products

• Microsoft Publisher: version 2010 only

Published 2018-06-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.