CVE-2018-0853: Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Offic...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This is an information disclosure issue in several Microsoft Office releases. The public record says Office can expose information because an affected variable is initialized incorrectly. The bundle does not identify what data may be exposed, attack prerequisites, or business impact. Treat it as a legacy Office hygiene issue until Microsoft guidance or asset inventory shows direct exposure. Exposure is limited to environments still running the listed Office versions. Older Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016, and Office Click-to-Run estates are the main concern. Current exposure cannot be determined from the bundle without endpoint inventory and Microsoft update state. Give this moderate operational attention only if legacy Office remains in use. The public bundle lacks severity, exploit, and impact detail, but unsupported or unpatched Office can accumulate risk. Asset inventory should decide urgency. Mitigation focus: Check Microsoft MSRC guidance for CVE-2018-0853 and apply applicable Office security updates.; Identify and retire unsupported Office versions where feasible.; Prioritize managed desktops, virtual desktops, and servers that process Office documents..

Prepared

Jun 7, 2026, 14:40 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.