CVE-2024-43505: CWE-357: Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
CVE-2024-43505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, specifically affecting Microsoft Office Visio. It involves insufficient user interface warnings for dangerous operations, which can lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability requires user interaction but can result in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. An official fix is available from Microsoft. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43505) in Microsoft Office Visio within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise is classified under CWE-357 (Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations). It allows remote code execution when a user interacts with a maliciously crafted file or operation that lacks adequate UI warnings. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud-hosted service, and the vendor manages remediation server-side.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and local access but no privileges. This can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the user running the application.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft, and since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the fixed version. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2024-43505: CWE-357: Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
CVE-2024-43505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, specifically affecting Microsoft Office Visio. It involves insufficient user interface warnings for dangerous operations, which can lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability requires user interaction but can result in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. An official fix is available from Microsoft. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43505) in Microsoft Office Visio within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise is classified under CWE-357 (Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations). It allows remote code execution when a user interacts with a maliciously crafted file or operation that lacks adequate UI warnings. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud-hosted service, and the vendor manages remediation server-side.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and local access but no privileges. This can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the user running the application.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft, and since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the fixed version. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.522Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a28672d8dd33fbd85723302
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:09 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:26:04 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 6:27:21 AM
Views: 4
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