# CVE-2024-43106: A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS.

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-18 · Updated: 2024-12-19

## Affected

- Microsoft Excel: 16.83 for macOS

## Description

A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Excel's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Excel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1976

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