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CVE-2018-16858

VendorlibreofficeProductlibreofficeDiscoveredMar 25, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document. An attacker could craft a document, which when opened by LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.

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CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
67.3%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
67.3% → 67.3% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 25, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024
Public PoC (4)
github.com/4nimanegra/libreofficeExploit1github.com/phongld97/detect-cve-2018-16858github.com/bantu2301/CVE-2018-16858github.com/Henryisnotavailable/CVE-2018-16858-Python
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.