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CVE-2018-8412

Published: Aug 15, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

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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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Office	affected `2016 for Mac`

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8412

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