CVE-2021-40399 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00688.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wps	Wps Office

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wps:wps_office:11.2.0.10351:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27576	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2022-05-12T17:01:24.812Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T19:04:10.988Z

Reserved: 2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40399

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:09.455Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-12T17:15:09.573

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:02.780

Link: CVE-2021-40399

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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