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CVE-2024-7262 Kingsoft CVE debrief

CVE-2024-7262 is a path traversal vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office that CISA added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-03. Because it is KEV-listed, defenders should treat it as a high-priority issue and follow vendor mitigation guidance or remove the product from use if no mitigations are available.

Vendor
Kingsoft
Product
WPS Office
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.3
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-09-03
Original CVE updated
2024-09-03
Advisory published
2024-09-03
Advisory updated
2024-09-03

Who should care

Organizations using Kingsoft WPS Office, especially IT and security teams responsible for endpoint management, patching, application control, and exposed user workstations.

Technical summary

The public corpus describes CVE-2024-7262 only as a path traversal issue in Kingsoft WPS Office. In general, path traversal flaws can allow an attacker to manipulate file paths so an application accesses unintended files or locations. The supplied sources do not include a CVSS score, exploit chain details, or vendor remediation steps beyond CISA’s instruction to apply mitigations per vendor guidance if available.

Defensive priority

High. CISA’s KEV listing means this issue has been identified as actively exploited and should be prioritized for remediation by the listed due date of 2024-09-24, or sooner if operationally possible.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Check for and apply Kingsoft-provided mitigations or updates using official vendor channels.
  • If mitigations are unavailable or cannot be verified, discontinue use of the affected product as CISA advises.
  • Prioritize remediation ahead of the 2024-09-24 KEV due date.
  • Restrict exposure to WPS Office on systems that do not require it and review application control policies.
  • Monitor endpoints for unusual file-access behavior associated with WPS Office until remediation is complete.

Evidence notes

The supplied authoritative source is CISA’s KEV entry for Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal Vulnerability, which records dateAdded 2024-09-03, dueDate 2024-09-24, and requiredAction to apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. The provided official CVE and NVD links confirm the identifier, but the corpus does not supply a CVSS score or deeper exploit details.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-7262 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7262

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-7262 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.