Is CVE-2024-7263 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-7263 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-7263?

CVE-2024-7263 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-7263?

CVE-2024-7263 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7263?

Upgrade wps office to 12.2.0.17153 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-7263

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.17115 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The patch released in version 12.1.0.17119 to mitigate CVE-2024-7262 was not restrictive enough. Another parameter was not properly sanitized which leads to the execution of an arbitrary Windows library.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

wps officeNVD

Affected:>= 12.2.0.13110, < 12.2.0.17153Fixed in:12.2.0.17153CVE-2024-7263derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

wps.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-24.