Microsoft Word Library Injection Vulnerability on macOS
CVE-2024-41165 Published on December 18, 2024
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-41165 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
The software does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-41165
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Word Version 16.83 for macOS is affected by CVE-2024-41165Exploit Probability
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