7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2024-26199

Published: 12/03/2024 Updated: 11/04/2024
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

This vulnerability allows local malicious users to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Office. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Office Performance Monitor executable. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the process to delete arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

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