Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2018-20049 | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka "Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T06:54:36.290Z
Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-8412
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-08-15T17:29:10.283
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:46.493
Link: CVE-2018-8412
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD