CVE-2024-7262 kev in the critical feed json
Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office
published 2024-08-15 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-48209
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2024-09-03
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Kingsoft WPS Office 12.2.0.16412
- kingsoft wps_office 12.2.0.13489
Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- Published
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
Known exploited
- Added
- 2 y ago
- Patch by
- 2024-09-24 (2 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Vendor, product
- Kingsoft, WPS Office
- CISA name
- Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2024-02-29
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | 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/AU:N/RE:L |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | 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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Kingsoft WPS Office
- kingsoft wps_office
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
wps.com
/whatsnew/pc/20240422/
vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7262
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-7262
- NVD CVE-2024-7262
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