Local file inclusion in Apache OpenOffice via GStreamer plugin
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16 is affected. Its GStreamer multimedia component does not restrict access to local files (CWE-552). A crafted document can load the contents of any local file and include them when the document is saved or exported, for example as PDF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Apache OpenOffice documents can include multimedia content (audio, video, etc.) A crafted document could exploit the GStreamer multimedia component of Apache OpenOffice version through 4.1.16 to load the contents of any local file, and include them when the document is saved or exported, for example as PDF. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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-2026-90632
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-35jc-7q3h-mhvw
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-2026-90632 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90632 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-35jc-7q3h-mhvw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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