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.

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{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T13:56:02.095Z

Reserved: 2026-09-12T20:51:52.583Z

Link: CVE-2026-90631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T12:13:34.081Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-04T11:17:19.593

Modified: 2026-11-04T14:17:41.697

Link: CVE-2026-90631

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T15:45:15Z

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