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

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2024-09-03. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Kingsoft WPS Office: from 12.2.0.13110, before 12.2.0.16412 (fixed in 12.2.0.16412)

Published 2024-08-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.