CVE-2021-40399 (GCVE-0-2021-40399)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-12 17:01 – Updated: 2025-04-15 19:04
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Summary
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.
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8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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WPS WPS Office Affected: 11.2.0.10351
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