CVE-2018-8160
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka ...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
- Record
CVE-2018-8160- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
- Record
CVE-2018-8160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19831 No score
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19831- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8vr-j794-rf47
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka ...
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Outlook when a message is opened, aka "Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft Office.
- Record
GHSA-m8vr-j794-rf47- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8160 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Office, published May 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.46%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.