# CVE-2024-13187: Kingsoft WPS Office TCC code injection

> A local attacker can inject code into Kingsoft WPS Office on macOS via the TCC Handler, potentially executing arbitrary commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87rx-3vxp-6r9f

## What is CVE-2024-13187?

CVE-2024-13187 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Kingsoft WPS Office 6.14.0 on macOS. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCC Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13187?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-13187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13187 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13187 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13187 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13187 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13187 exists.

Affected product: Kingsoft WPS Office. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13187/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13187/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13187
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13187
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13187

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13187/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.