CVE-2018-8579 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-8579

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when attaching files to Outlook...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Microsoft Office, Office
Vulnerable Versions:
2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems, 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.