Local file read in Apache OpenOffice flat file database driver
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
The flat file database driver in Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 lets a crafted document read the contents of any local file. The driver does not ask the user before reading the file, which is classified as CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties). An attacker needs only to get a user to open a crafted document.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
The flat file database driver in Apache Openoffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted document to read the contents of any local file without asking the user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
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
Remediation
Upgrade Apache OpenOffice to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90627
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-c955-437q-2fxj
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Apache Openoffice vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07474 An information disclosure vulnerability occurs when LibreOffice 6.0.3 and Apache… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-12639 Buffer overflow from a crafted DBF file CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2014-02850 Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02810 Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIFLZWDecompressor::GIFLZWDecompressor function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-02809 Integer overflow in the XPMReader::ReadXPM function in filter.vcl/ixpm/svt_xpmread.cxx in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2009-03144 filter/ww8/ww8par2.cxx in OpenOffice.org (OOo) before 3.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-90627 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90627 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c955-437q-2fxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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