CVE-2024-26199: Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Mar

Released

2024-03-12

EPSS Score

0.22% (percentile: 44.9%)

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Any authenticated user could trigger this vulnerability. It does not require admin or other elevated privileges. What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Affected Products (1)

Microsoft Office

• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems

Acknowledgments

Iván Almuiña from Hacking Corporation Sàrl

Revision History

• 2024-03-12: Information published.