CVE-2022-24934

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

wpsupdater.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office through 11.2.0.10382 allows remote code execution by modifying HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 96.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 23, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026

⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.

generic

Free Office Suite for Word, Excel, PDF & PPT | Kingsoft WPS Office

https://www.wps.com

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCMagicPiperSec/WPS-CVE-2022-24934
First seen Apr 15, 2022
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCwebraybtl/CVE-2022-24934
First seen Mar 31, 2022
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-24934?

CVE-2022-24934 is a critical vulnerability published on March 23, 2022. wpsupdater.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office through 11.2.0.10382 allows remote code execution by modifying HKEYCURRENTUSER in the registry.

When was CVE-2022-24934 disclosed?

CVE-2022-24934 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 23, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-24934 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-24934 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-24934?

CVE-2022-24934 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-24934?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-24934, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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