Works Suite vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited0 versions
The short answer

Works Suite is made by Microsoft. We track 1 published vulnerability in it, across 0 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 8 June 2022. If you run Works Suite, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Works Suite flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2006-2492, on 8 June 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Works Suite do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2006-2492Exploited list, 8 Jun 2022

    Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

    2000 to 2006
Known exploited

Which Works Suite vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.8
    CVE-2006-2492HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability

    Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.

    Chance of use48%Known exploited since8 Jun 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which Works Suite flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 48%
    CVE-2006-2492HighKnown exploited

    Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object...

    CVSS8.8Published20 May 2006
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We track 1 published vulnerability listed under the name Works Suite, across 0 versions. The most recent Works Suite flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2006-2492, on 8 June 2022.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2006-2492.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2006-2492, affects 2000 to 2006. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Works Suite. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.