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CVE-2024-7262 — Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability

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

CVSS
9.3 CRITICAL
EPSS
15.94% (top 5.30%)
CWE
CWE-22
Published
2024-08-15T14:24:44.511Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T22:55:47.179Z
CVSS 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/RE:L
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2024-09-03
BOD 22-01 due
2024-09-24
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

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

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
KingsoftWPS Office12.2.0.13110

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-03. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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