xlnt-community xlnt XLSX File xlsx_consumer.cpp read_office_document null pointer dereference
A vulnerability was identified in xlnt-community xlnt up to 1.6.1. The affected element is the function xlnt::detail::xlsx_consumer::read_office_document of the file source/detail/serialization/xlsx_consumer.cpp of the component XLSX File Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-3665
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- 2 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC · Revision 1
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xlnt-community xlnt XLSX File xlsx_consumer.cpp read_office_document null pointer dereference
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 7 Mar 2026, 15:32 UTC
A vulnerability was identified in xlnt-community xlnt up to 1.6.1. The affected element is the function xlnt::detail::xlsx_consumer::read_office_document of the file source/detail/serialization/xlsx_consumer.cpp of the component XLSX File Parser. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
osv:CVE-2026-3665
Complete source record
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