CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Office. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution
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CVE
CVE-2021-40399
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.31%
Office
Original NVD 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.
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