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TI-2024-11528 Aliases CVE-2024-12426GHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v

URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables

Priority LOW 30CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00549 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed LibreOffice (The Document Foundation): < 24.8.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
The Document FoundationLibreOffice24.8 to before < 24.8.4< 24.8.4Patch availableCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.8.0.1 to before 24.8.4VulnerableThe Document Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*24.8.0.0 alpha1VulnerableThe Document Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*24.8.0.0 beta1VulnerableThe Document Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.8.0.1 to before 24.8.4 Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.8.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.8.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·The Document Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) Fixed in < 24.8.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    The Document Foundation LibreOffice < 24.8.4

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-11527 Path traversal leading to arbitrary .ttf file writePriority LOW 12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v

References

  • 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
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