Library Injection Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel for macOS

CVE-2024-43106

Summary

CVE-2024-43106 is a high-severity library injection vulnerability affecting Microsoft Excel 16.83 on macOS. This vulnerability allows an attacker to exploit Excel's access privileges by injecting malicious libraries. A specially crafted library can initiate the Excel application and potentially bypass application permissions, giving malicious programs unauthorized access to sensitive data and functions. Users of Microsoft Excel on macOS are strongly advised to apply the latest security updates to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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