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, and the product is cloud-hosted, meaning Microsoft manages remediation for the service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43505 and classified under CWE-357 (Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations), affects Microsoft Office Visio within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It allows remote code execution due to inadequate user interface warnings that fail to properly alert users about dangerous operations. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8 (high), with attack vector local, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires local access and user interaction but does not require privileges. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the user, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. 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 as per Microsoft's guidance.
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, and the product is cloud-hosted, meaning Microsoft manages remediation for the service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43505 and classified under CWE-357 (Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations), affects Microsoft Office Visio within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It allows remote code execution due to inadequate user interface warnings that fail to properly alert users about dangerous operations. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.8 (high), with attack vector local, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires local access and user interaction but does not require privileges. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the user, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. 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 as per Microsoft's guidance.
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: 06/09/2026, 19:19:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 11:19:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:48 UTC
Views: 149
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