URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Document Foundation | LibreOffice | 24.8 to before < 24.8.4 | < 24.8.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- LibreOffice VendorThe Document Foundation Affected 24.8 to before < 24.8.4 Fixed in < 24.8.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.8.0.1 to before 24.8.4 | Vulnerable | The Document Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.8.0.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | The Document Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:24.8.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.8.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | The Document Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v
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-2024-12426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-12426 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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