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CVE-2018-0798

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 95.12%: +0.48

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

BleepingComputer
Press · 07 Mar 2023, 08:00 · New malware variant has “radio silence” mode to evade detection - BleepingComputer
Recorded Future
Press · 22 Sep 2022, 07:00 · Chinese State-Sponsored Group TA413 Adopts New Capabilities in Pursuit of Tibetan Targets - Recorded Future
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 06 Jul 2022, 07:00 · APT Hacker Group Bitter Continues to Attack Military Targets in Bangladesh - Infosecurity Magazine
The Hacker News
Press · 06 Jul 2022, 07:00 · Bitter APT Hackers Continue to Target Bangladesh Military Entities - The Hacker News
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 11 May 2022, 07:00 · Bitter APT adds Bangladesh to their targets - Cisco Talos Blog
See all 10 source documents
Qualys
Press · 22 Feb 2022, 08:00 · Managing CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities with Qualys VMDR - Qualys
The Hacker News
Press · 03 May 2021, 07:00 · New Chinese Malware Targeted Russia's Largest Nuclear Submarine Designer - The Hacker News
Virus Bulletin
Press · 13 Mar 2020, 18:17 · VB2019 paper: Attribution is in the object: using RTF object dimensions to track APT phishing weaponizers - Virus Bulletin
Unit 42
Press · 24 Jul 2018, 07:00 · Threat Brief: Office Documents Can Be Dangerous (But We’ll Continue to Use Them Anyway) - Unit 42
BleepingComputer
Press · 09 Jan 2018, 08:00 · Microsoft January Patch Tuesday Fixes 56 Security Issues, Including a Zero-Day - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 95.1%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:54.561888+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
09 Jan 2018, 08:00
Published
10 Jan 2018, 01:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
07 Mar 2023, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57