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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-7262-kingsoft-wps-office-path-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-09-03. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-7262 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-03

Kingsoft WPS Office for Windows contains a path traversal vulnerability in promecefpluginhost.exe due to improper path validation. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a crafted hyperlink in a deceptive spreadsheet, leading to the loading and execution of an arbitrary Windows library.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-7262 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-7262 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-7262?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 3 September 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Kingsoft WPS Office 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412 (exclusive).

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-7262?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-7262 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-7262?** Check whether you run Kingsoft WPS Office. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Kingsoft WPS Office 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412 (exclusive)

## Timeline

- 2024-08-15: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2024-08-15: other: New CVE received from ESET
- 2024-09-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2024-09-03: advisory: CISA-ADP advisory published