CVE-2026-59264 (GCVE-0-2026-59264)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-11-04 11:02
Modified
2026-11-05 04:55
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Use of Uncontrolled Search Path
Summary
The Windows installers of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 and earlier allow an already manipulated system to run external code with elevated access. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice Version: 0   ≤ 4.1.16
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