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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (November 2024)

high Nessus Plugin ID 210854

Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2024-49026, CVE-2024-49027, CVE-2024-49028, CVE-2024-49029, CVE-2024-49030)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5002653 to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002653

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 210854

File Name: smb_nt_ms24_nov_excel.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 11/12/2024

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49026

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49026, CVE-2024-49027, CVE-2024-49028, CVE-2024-49029, CVE-2024-49030

MSFT: MS24-5002653

MSKB: 5002653