Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8412 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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