Remote code execution in LibreOffice Calc via external data links
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-829.
Summary
LibreOffice from 26.2 before 26.2.5 is affected. Calc links cell ranges to external data sources saved in the document, and a document can name a Java database driver that is loaded from a remote location (CWE-829). If a user opens a crafted document, an attacker can run Java code from that location.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
LibreOffice Calc can link a cell range to an external data source, and the link is saved in the document. A document could name a Java database driver for such a link to be loaded from a remote location, so opening the document could run Java code from that location. In fixed versions an entry in a Java class path has to be a file URL.
Why it matters now
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 | 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 fixes this in RHSA-2026:82013 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (version 9) and CodeReady Linux Builder (version 9), and in RHSA-2026:88164 for AppStream (version 8) and CRB (version 8). Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is affected, and no fix plan is available for it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA LibreOffice (The Document Foundation) Fixed in < 26.2.5
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:88164 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating Importantflute, libbase, libfonts, libformula, liblayout, libloader, libreoffice, librepository, libserializer, pentaho-libxml, pentaho-reporting-flow-engine, and sac security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) autocorr-af-1:7.1.8.1-3.el8_10, autocorr-bg-1:7.1.8.1-3.el8_10, autocorr-ca-1:7.1.8.1-3.el8_10 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) libreoffice-sdk-1:7.1.8.1-3.el8_10, libreoffice-sdk-doc-1:7.1.8.1-3.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:82013 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantlibreoffice security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) autocorr-af-1:7.1.8.1-15.el9_8.3, autocorr-bg-1:7.1.8.1-15.el9_8.3, autocorr-ca-1:7.1.8.1-15.el9_8.3 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libreoffice-sdk-1:7.1.8.1-15.el9_8.3, libreoffice-sdk-doc-1:7.1.8.1-15.el9_8.3
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-2026-67605 Arbitrary file write via LibreOffice Calc data mappingsPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-67609 Environment and INI file values leak through LibreOffice documentsPriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-67608 Local file read and SSRF in LibreOffice via HLS playlistsPriority LOW 28
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88164 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82013 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88164 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82013 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63277
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-5jx8-5g92-5w59
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82013 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88164 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63277 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jx8-5g92-5w59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63277 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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