Apache OpenOffice documents can contain links to other files. A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause external links to be loaded without prompt. In the affected versions of Apache OpenOffice, documents that used background fill images, or bullet images, linked to external files would load the contents of those files without prompting the user for permission to do so. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/08n4mdx0pnhqsllnkc63d27sdgq3tygc Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2025-64404.html Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-18 20:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/08n4mdx0pnhqsllnkc63d27sdgq3tygc Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2025-64404.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/11/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory