CVE-2021-40399

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    CVE-2021-40399

    Published: 12 May 2022Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://security.wps.cn/notices/28, https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1412

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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