Signatures in "repair mode" should not be trusted
Priority LOW 35CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Improper Digital Signature Invalidation vulnerability in Zip Repair Mode of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows Signature forgery vulnerability in LibreOfficeThis issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.2 before < 24.2.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00196 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial LibreOffice (The Document Foundation): < 24.2.5Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Document Foundation | LibreOffice | 24.2 to before < 24.2.5 | < 24.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- LibreOffice VendorThe Document Foundation Affected 24.2 to before < 24.2.5 Fixed in < 24.2.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.2.0 to before 24.2.5 | Vulnerable | The Document Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.2.0 to before 24.2.5 Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) Fixed in < 24.2.5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7788
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62pp-53wf-pprq
References
More The Document Foundation Libreoffice vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07233 LibreLogo global-event script execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12068 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] libreoffice CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07474 An information disclosure vulnerability occurs when LibreOffice 6.0.3 and Apache… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-07230 Code injection in Document Foundation LibreOffice CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05018 LibreOffice before 5.4.5 and 6.x before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01118 Arbitrary file write in libreoffice CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-7788 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7788 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62pp-53wf-pprq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-7788 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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