What it is
CVE-2018-0802 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor. Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016...
Vulnerability report
Exploited in the wild
Confirmed confidence
In CISA KEV
CVE-2018-0802
Equation Editor Remote Code Execution
Microsoft Corporation / Equation Editor · Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
- Severity
- CVSS 7.8 · High
- Confidence
- Confirmed
- Exploit status
- Exploited in the wild
- EPSS
- 87.4%
- First observed
- —
- Last observed
- —
Decision summary
What security teams need to know first
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Microsoft Corporation / Equation Editor microsoft office 2007, microsoft office 2010, microsoft office 2013, and microsoft office 2016.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
Equation Editor Remote Code Execution
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.
Vendor
Product
Affected
Status
Microsoft Corporation
Equation Editor
Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
Affected
- Published
- 10 Jan 2018
- Exploitation Reported
- 03 Nov 2021
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
Tags
cisa
microsoft
CVE References
- CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0802
- 1040153 securitytracker.com · VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- 102347 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 portal.msrc.microsoft.com · CVE Record https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CV...
- GitHub — rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802
- 0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-... 0patch.blogspot.com · CVE Record https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-edit...
- GitHub — zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC github.com · CVE Record https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC
- research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability research.checkpoint.com · CVE Record https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerabi...
Exploitation evidence
Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited
Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.
Exploited in the wild
CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Known exploited vulnerability sources
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Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC |
Detection
Operational artifacts and observed signals
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Observed signals
- Request targets
- 0
- User-Agents
- 0
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Scanner coverage
No scanner integrations recorded yet.
Virtual patch status
No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.
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Risk and context
Severity, weaknesses, and research context
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
87.4%
Weaknesses
All CVSS Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
From disclosure to observed exploitation
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Added to CISA KEV
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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CVE published
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
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CVE ID reserved
Identifier reserved by the CNA
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- First-party sensor telemetry
- PoC and scanner references
- Affected versions and enrichment
- Automation-ready JSON delivery
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2018-0802
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2018-0802",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.8,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.87417,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}Early warning alerts
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