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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (September 2024)
high Nessus Plugin ID 206903
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:- An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2024-43465)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released KB5002605 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 206903
File Name: smb_nt_ms24_sep_excel.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 9/10/2024
Updated: 10/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-43465
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-43465