CVE-2026-90631Apache OpenOffice: Remote document loaded without prompt, possibiy leaking environment variables

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.

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/j19rrk8jwrlg41tj6rfdcccj8cyyxhz9 vendor-advisoryMailing ListVendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/30 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory