Local file read and SSRF in LibreOffice via HLS playlists
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
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
LibreOffice from 26.2 before 26.2.5 on Linux plays linked audio and video files through GStreamer. A linked HLS playlist can make GStreamer read the local files and remote URLs it lists while the document loads, and their contents can end up in the document. A low-privileged local attacker needs a victim to open a crafted document.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
LibreOffice can link to audio and video files from a document, and on Linux it plays them with GStreamer. A linked media file could be an HLS playlist that made GStreamer read the local files and remote URLs it listed while the document loaded, and their contents could end up in the document. In fixed versions LibreOffice does not follow playlists that name further resources, and linked media is under link update control.
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 | 26.2 to before < 26.2.5 | < 26.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- LibreOffice VendorThe Document Foundation Affected 26.2 to before < 26.2.5 Fixed in < 26.2.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade LibreOffice to 26.2.5 or later. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as affected with no fix planned, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 9 as affected with no fix available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) Fixed in < 26.2.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
The Document Foundation LibreOffice < 26.2.5
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-67610 Remote code execution in LibreOffice Calc via external data linksPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-67605 Arbitrary file write via LibreOffice Calc data mappingsPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-67609 Environment and INI file values leak through LibreOffice documentsPriority LOW 28
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 yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63269
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-hx75-xjjr-jmv5
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
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- 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-2026-63269 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63269 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx75-xjjr-jmv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63269 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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