CVE-2024-41165 Privilege escalation in Word
Attackers can inject malicious libraries into Microsoft Word on macOS to bypass permissions and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-41165?
CVE-2024-41165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 18 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Word'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.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-41165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc4c-822v-vp4m.