CVE-2024-7262 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-09-24.
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
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.94% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-09-24 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-08-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-09-03 |
| Due | 2024-09-24 |
| Vendor / product | Kingsoft / WPS Office |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kingsoft | wps office |
| microsoft | windows |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD