to be loaded without prompt, possibly transferring the contents of environment variables in the process.
This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.16.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes the issue.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Apache OpenOffice documents can contain links. A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause external links to be loaded without prompt, possibly transferring the contents of environment variables in the process. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.16. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache OpenOffice: Remote document loaded without prompt, possibiy leaking environment variables | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-939 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-04T11:04:29.104Z
Reserved: 2026-09-12T20:51:52.583Z
Link: CVE-2026-90631
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-04T11:17:19.593
Modified: 2026-11-04T11:17:19.593
Link: CVE-2026-90631
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CWE-939
Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme