# Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal · pwn.watch

> Kingsoft WPS Office contains a path traversal vulnerability in promecefpluginhost.exe on Windows that allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-03.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/kingsoft-wps-office-cve-2024-7262 · generated 2026-10-23T03:14:13.676Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Kingsoft WPS Office
- Started: 2024-08-15 · closed: 2024-09-03
- CVEs: CVE-2024-7262
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-09-03: CISA added CVE-2024-7262 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-09-24) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-08-15: CVE-2024-7262 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/kingsoft-wps-office-cve-2024-7262 · status: closed (closed Sep 3, 2024) · severity: critical · updated Sep 3, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Kingsoft WPS Office contains a path traversal vulnerability in promecefpluginhost.exe on Windows that allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-03.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.3 (v4.0, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Kingsoft WPS Office
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-7262

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Sep 3, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-7262 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-09-24)
- Aug 15, 2024: CVE-2024-7262 published

## Advisories
- [NVD: CVE-2024-7262](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7262) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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