Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2024-7262)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-09-03 · CVE-2024-7262
Kingsoft WPS Office contains a path traversal vulnerability in promecefpluginhost.exe on Windows that allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. CISA added CVE-2024-7262 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 3, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Sep 24, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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