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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
Unknown
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.

Official resources

First publicly surfaced in the supplied corpus on 2024-09-03 via CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the associated CVE/NVD references. No vendor advisory URL or CVSS score was provided in the corpus.