CVE-2018-8579

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when attaching files to Outlook messages, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8558.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office2019 for 32-bit editions; 2019 for 64-bit editions
MicrosoftOffice365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems; 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 14, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8579: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix