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libreoffice — security advisory
Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning. In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.
- Products
- libreoffice
- Affected versions
- 4:7.4.5-3, 4:7.4.7-1, 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1~bpo11+1, 4:7.4.7-1~bpo11+1
- Fixed versions
- 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1, 4:7.6.4~rc1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-6186
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 16:21 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning. In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6186
libreoffice
Fixed versions: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1
libreoffice
Fixed versions: 4:7.6.4~rc1-1
libreoffice
Fixed versions: 4:7.6.4~rc1-1
Complete source record
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