Ep01 - CVE-2017-11882: How a Simple Office Doc Triggered Global Exploits

15/07/2025 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1

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CVE-2017-11882 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft’s legacy Equation Editor. A flaw that silently persisted for over 17 years.In this episode of The Exploit Archives, we break down how attackers embedded weaponised payloads into Word documents and triggered silent exploits with zero user interaction. Learn how this vulnerability worked, why it stuck around for so long, and how it became one of the most abused bugs in the wild.Weekly episodes!Support the show: ⁠ ⁠The Exploit Archives⁠Youtube:⁠ ⁠The Exploit Archives - YouTube⁠Keywords: CVE-2017-11882, Microsoft exploit, remote code execution, equation editor, cybersecurity, ethical hacking, vulnerability breakdown

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