CVE-2024-11957 (GCVE-0-2024-11957)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-04 15:41 – Updated: 2025-03-05 08:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office
Summary
Improper verification of the digital signature in ksojscore.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office in versions equal or less than 12.1.0.18276
on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The patch released in version 12.2.0.16909 to mitigate CVE-2024-7262 was not restrictive enough.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-04 16:07 UTC
CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsoft | WPS Office |
Affected:
12.2.0.16909 , < 12.1.0.18276
(custom)
|
guessed |
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