CVE-2026-4430
LibreOffice: LibreOffice: Denial of Service via crafted OOXML documents
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 7, 2026
Updated · July 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in LibreOffice. A remote attacker could exploit this out-of-bounds write vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted OOXML (Office Open XML) document with mismatched encryption salt parameters. This could lead to a denial of service (DoS), making the application unavailable, and potentially result in limited information disclosure or integrity impact.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Users are advised to avoid opening untrusted or suspicious OOXML documents. This operational control reduces the risk of exploitation by preventing the vulnerable LibreOffice component from processing malicious input.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write