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CVE-2024-43106

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 0.72%

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CVE-2024-43106 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Excel's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Excel's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.72%

49.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftExcel16.83

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-43106?
A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Excel's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.
How severe is CVE-2024-43106?
CVE-2024-43106 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43106?
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Source: NVD / NIST