Protected View Object Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint

CVE-2018-8501 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint.

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