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libreoffice-convert: path traversal / arbitrary file write

Type: advisorySources: OSV

libreoffice-convert is a Node.js module for converting office documents to different formats. Prior to 1.8.2, index.js uses the caller-controlled options.fileName value in path.join(tempDir.name, fileName) without reducing it to a base name. A filename containing ../ can escape the temporary directory because path.basename() normalization is missing and write the supplied document buffer to an arbitrary path writable by the process, including an SSH authorized_keys file, a cron configuration, or a web root. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.2.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-54732
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3 Nov 2026, 18:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libreoffice-convert: path traversal / arbitrary file write

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Aug 2026, 17:21 UTC

libreoffice-convert is a Node.js module for converting office documents to different formats. Prior to 1.8.2, index.js uses the caller-controlled options.fileName value in path.join(tempDir.name, fileName) without reducing it to a base name. A filename containing ../ can escape the temporary directory because path.basename() normalization is missing and write the supplied document buffer to an arbitrary path writable by the process, including an SSH authorized_keys file, a cron configuration, or a web root. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.2.

osv:CVE-2026-54732
Complete source record
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