# CVE-2024-7263 — Kingsoft WPS Office

> As of 2024-08-22, CVE-2024-7263 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 0.3% (31.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2024-7263, most recently “APT-C-60 Update: SpyGlace Campaign via VHDX Spear-Phishing Targeting Recruitment Staff in Japan/East Asia”.

**Last updated:** 2024-08-22

## What is CVE-2024-7263?

Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.17115 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The patch released in version 12.1.0.17119 to mitigate CVE-2024-7262 was not restrictive enough. Another parameter was not properly sanitized which leads to the execution of an arbitrary Windows library.

The record classifies CVE-2024-7263 under weakness class [CWE-22](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-22). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 794 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.8 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **CVSS v4.0 base score:** 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.0% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 7.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2024-08-15, last modified 2024-08-22

## Is CVE-2024-7263 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-7263 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 26 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

- [trickest/cve](https://github.com/trickest/cve/blob/main/2024/CVE-2024-7263.md) (trickest)

## Affected products and versions

- **Kingsoft**: WPS Office

## How to fix CVE-2024-7263

Vendor advisory: [https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/](https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/). Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-7263

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2024-7263, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [APT-C-60 Update: SpyGlace Campaign via VHDX Spear-Phishing Targeting Recruitment Staff in Japan/East Asia](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3843) — HIGH · 2026-10-17
- [APT-C-60 Spear-Phishing Campaign Delivering SpyGlace via Proton Drive, RAR/LNK and Legitimate Developer Services](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2371) — HIGH · 2026-09-07

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-11. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [wps.com](https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2024-7263
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2024-7263 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp