{
  "id": "CVE-2024-7262",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2024-7262",
  "published": "2024-08-15T15:15:22.290Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T08:19:43.623Z",
  "score": 9.3,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "4.0",
  "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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:X/V:X/RE:L/U:X",
  "score_source": "eset.com",
  "epss": 0.02937,
  "epss_percentile": 0.86666,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2024-09-03",
    "due": "2024-09-24",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "While CISA cannot confirm the effectiveness of patches at this time, it is recommended that mitigations be applied per vendor instructions if available. If these instructions cannot be located or if mitigations are unavailable, discontinue the use of the product.; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Kingsoft"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Kingsoft WPS Office"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "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",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": 9.3,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7262",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}