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

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-09-03
- Published: 2024-08-15
- CVSS: 9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0)
- EPSS: 3.1% (88th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22

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

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | No public claim | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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