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CVE-2024-7262

9.3 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2024-08-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability — Kingsoft WPS Office

Kingsoft WPS Office contains a path traversal vulnerability in promecefpluginhost.exe on Windows that allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library.

Added to KEV: 2024-09-03
Remediation due: 2024-09-24
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: While CISA cannot confirm the effectiveness of patches at this time, it is recommended that mitigations be applied per vendor instructions if available. If these instructions cannot be located or if mitigations are unavailable, discontinue the use of the product.; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2024-08-15
Last modified: 2026-06-17
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 ([email protected]): 9.3 CRITICAL — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:L/U:X
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses: CWE-22

Description

Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The vulnerability was found weaponized as a single-click exploit in the form of a deceptive spreadsheet document

Affected configurations

• kingsoft wps office (>= 12.2.0.13110 < 12.2.0.16412)

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References