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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-40399

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in WPS Spreadsheets ( ET ) as part of WPS Office, version 11.2.0.10351.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.34% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
wps/wps office
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.