What is CVE-2022-26081?

CVE-2022-26081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-26081?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office

CVE-2022-26081

The installer of WPS Office Version 10.8.0.5745 insecurely load shcore.dll, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.

Published 2022-03-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kingsoft Wps Office — versions 10.8.0.5745
Kingsoft Japan, Inc. The Installer Of Wps Office — versions Reported for Version 10.8.0.5745

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

support.kingsoft.jp/support-info/weakness.html (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN21234459/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26081?: CVE-2022-26081 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-26081?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.