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Kingsoft WPS Office: CVE-2024-7262: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Added
May 12, 2025
Modified
May 13, 2025

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

Solution

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