CVE-2018-8501: Microsoft Office

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 19.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: version 2010 only; version 2013 only; version 2016 only; version 2019 only
• Microsoft Office 365 Proplus: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft PowerPoint: version 2010 only; version 2013 only; version 2016 only
• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer: version 2012 only

Published 2018-10-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.