CVE-2021-40399
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- May 12, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 1, 2021
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in WPS Spreadsheets ( ET ) as part of WPS Office, version 11.2.0.10351. A specially-crafted XLS file can cause a use-after-free condition, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker needs to provide a malformed file to the victim to trigger the vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WPS OfficeWPS |
|
References
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