Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2018-8412 (Mac OS X)ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:47156 | Date: (C)2018-08-15 (M)2021-09-11 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: macos |
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability who already has the ability to execute code on a system could elevate privileges.
Platform: |
Apple Mac OS X 10.8 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.9 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.10 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.11 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.12 |
Apple Mac OS X 10.13 |
Product: |
Microsoft Word 2016 for Mac |
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for Mac |
Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac |
Microsoft OneNote 2016 for Mac |
Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac |