WPS Office Releases Critical Update - 20240819002¶
Overview¶
The WA SOC has been made aware of vulnerabilities within versions of WPS Office that allow attackers to load and execute arbitrary Windows libraries.
What is vulnerable?¶
Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
---|---|---|---|---|
WPS Office | \< 12.2.0.17153 | CVE-2024-7262 CVE-2024-7263 |
9.3 9.3 |
Critical Critical |
What has been observed?¶
Active exploitation in the wild has been detected. There is currently no evidence of exploitation affecting Western Australian Government networks at the time of publishing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframe of 48 hours... (refer Patch Management):
- WPS Office release notes: https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/