CVE-2026-59265 (GCVE-0-2026-59265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 17:34 – Updated: 2026-10-02 21:07
VLAI
Title
Apache OpenOffice, Apache OpenOffice: Opening a malicious document can lead to system takeover
Summary
A code execution issue in the Java integration in Apache OpenOffice v4.1.16 and earlier allows a crafted untrusted document to trigger executing arbitrary (even remote) code when opened by the user. This issue is expected to be fixed in version 4.1.17, which is in the release candidate phase. Until then, users can mitigate this issue by disabling Java runtime integration in the Preferences dialog. This prevents the attack. If this is not possible, or as an extra precaution, you can avoid opening open untrusted files entirely. Once 4.1.17 is released, upgrade to that version to fix the issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.1.16 (semver)
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Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice Affected: 0 , < 95923fd437e06edd38a4f0e139a27c755a6f3ba6 (git)
Affected: 0 , < 181421139242694b309751fb666406eddc203c50 (git)
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Credits
Thomas Rinsma and Edoardo Geraci from Codean Labs Rick de Jager of the V12 security team
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