CVE-2024-7263CWE-22

Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office

Critical · published August 15, 2024

CVSS v4.0
9.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.17115 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library.

The patch released in version 12.1.0.17119 to mitigate CVE-2024-7262 was not restrictive enough. Another parameter was not properly sanitized which leads to the execution of an arbitrary Windows library.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CRITICAL
Vector
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
EPSS
0.00390 · 31.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2024-08-15T14:29Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 14:29Z
    Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office
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