CVE-2026-90631
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.
Executive briefing
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Severity & attack characteristics
CVSS vector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Technical explanation & impact
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Affected products and versions
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Remediation & validation
- Identify exposure by comparing the affected product and version ranges with your asset inventory, SBOM and externally exposed services.
- Review the linked vendor security advisory or patch notes. Upgrade to a vendor-confirmed fixed release; do not infer a fixed version from the CVE description.
- Until patched, consider restricting network access or disabling the affected feature where operationally safe. These are temporary controls, not a substitute for a vendor fix.
- Validate the remediation with a version check and vulnerability rescan, then retain change evidence.
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Vendor advisories, patches & exploit references
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/j19rrk8jwrlg41tj6rfdcccj8cyyxhz9 VENDOR security@apache.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/30 REFERENCE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108