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CVE-2024-12426

URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables

6.7 MediumFix available

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Up 0.5 points since Jan 8, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.7

URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
CVE-2024-12426
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-50847 6.7

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
EUVD-2024-50847
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v 6.7

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor...

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
GHSA-x7m8-vrfv-272v
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.7

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
CVE-2024-12426
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice.

URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links.

This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
CVE-2024-12426
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-12426 6.5

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-12426
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-12426 6.7

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12426
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2025-0035 No score

Updated libreoffice packages fix security vulnerabilities

Path traversal leading to arbitrary .ttf file write. (CVE-2024-12425) URL fetching can be used to exfiltrate arbitrary INI file values and environment variables. (CVE-2024-12426)

Record
MGASA-2025-0035
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7228-1 No score

libreoffice vulnerabilities

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled paths when processing embedded font files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to create arbitrary files ending with ".ttf". (CVE-2024-12425)

Thomas Rinsma discovered that LibreOffice incorrectly handled certain environment variables and INI file values. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to exfiltrate sensitive information. (CVE-2024-12426)

Record
USN-7228-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libreoffice
Debian:12
 before 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6, plus listed versions
4:7.4.5-34:7.4.7-14:7.4.7-1+deb12u14:7.4.7-1+deb12u1~bpo11+14:7.4.7-1+deb12u2
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4:7.4.7-1+deb12u2~bpo11+14:7.4.7-1+deb12u34:7.4.7-1+deb12u44:7.4.7-1+deb12u54:7.4.7-1~bpo11+1
4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6
libreoffice
Debian:13
 before 4:25.2.3-2+deb13u7, plus listed versions
4:25.2.3-24:25.2.3-2+deb13u14:25.2.3-2+deb13u24:25.2.3-2+deb13u2~bpo12+14:25.2.3-2+deb13u3
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4:25.2.3-2+deb13u3~bpo12+14:25.2.3-2+deb13u44:25.2.3-2+deb13u54:25.2.3-2+deb13u5~bpo12+14:25.2.3-2+deb13u6
4:25.2.3-2+deb13u7
libreoffice
Debian:14
 before 4:24.8.4-1
4:24.8.4-1
libreoffice
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:7.0.4-4+deb11u12, plus listed versions
1:7.0.4-41:7.0.4-4+deb11u11:7.0.4-4+deb11u101:7.0.4-4+deb11u111:7.0.4-4+deb11u1~bpo10+1
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1:7.0.4-4+deb11u21:7.0.4-4+deb11u31:7.0.4-4+deb11u3~bpo10+11:7.0.4-4+deb11u41:7.0.4-4+deb11u4~bpo10+11:7.0.4-4+deb11u51:7.0.4-4+deb11u61:7.0.4-4+deb11u71:7.0.4-4+deb11u81:7.0.4-4+deb11u9
1:7.0.4-4+deb11u12
libreoffice
Debian:12
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6, plus listed versions
4:7.4.5-34:7.4.7-14:7.4.7-1+deb12u14:7.4.7-1+deb12u1~bpo11+14:7.4.7-1+deb12u2
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4:7.4.7-1+deb12u2~bpo11+14:7.4.7-1+deb12u34:7.4.7-1+deb12u44:7.4.7-1+deb12u54:7.4.7-1~bpo11+1
4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6
libreoffice
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 24.2.7.2-1.mga9
24.2.7.2-1.mga9
libreoffice
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 before 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13, plus listed versions
1:6.3.2-0ubuntu21:6.3.3-0ubuntu11:6.3.3-0ubuntu21:6.3.4-0ubuntu11:6.4.0-0ubuntu4
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1:6.4.0-0ubuntu61:6.4.0-0ubuntu71:6.4.1-0ubuntu11:6.4.2-0ubuntu11:6.4.2-0ubuntu21:6.4.2-0ubuntu31:6.4.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.21:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.41:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.51:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.61:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.71:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.81:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.91:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.101:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.111:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.12
1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13
libreoffice
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 before 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8, plus listed versions
1:7.2.1-0ubuntu31:7.2.2-0ubuntu0.21.10.11:7.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.2.4-0ubuntu11:7.2.5~rc1-0ubuntu2
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1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.1~rc3-0ubuntu11:7.3.2~rc1-0ubuntu21:7.3.2~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.2-0ubuntu11:7.3.2-0ubuntu21:7.3.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.21:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.21:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.31:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.41:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.51:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.61:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8
libreoffice
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 before 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2, plus listed versions
4:7.6.2-0ubuntu14:7.6.3~rc1-0ubuntu24:7.6.3-0ubuntu34:7.6.4-0ubuntu14:7.6.4-0ubuntu3
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4:24.2.0~rc1-0ubuntu14:24.2.1~rc1-0ubuntu14:24.2.1~rc2-0ubuntu14:24.2.2~rc2-0ubuntu14:24.2.2-0ubuntu14:24.2.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
libreoffice
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13, plus listed versions
1:6.3.2-0ubuntu21:6.3.3-0ubuntu11:6.3.3-0ubuntu21:6.3.4-0ubuntu11:6.4.0-0ubuntu4
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1:6.4.0-0ubuntu61:6.4.0-0ubuntu71:6.4.1-0ubuntu11:6.4.2-0ubuntu11:6.4.2-0ubuntu21:6.4.2-0ubuntu31:6.4.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.11:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.21:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.41:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.51:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.61:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.71:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.81:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.91:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.101:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.111:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.12
1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.13
libreoffice
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8, plus listed versions
1:7.2.1-0ubuntu31:7.2.2-0ubuntu0.21.10.11:7.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.2.4-0ubuntu11:7.2.5~rc1-0ubuntu2
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1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.1~rc3-0ubuntu11:7.3.2~rc1-0ubuntu21:7.3.2~rc2-0ubuntu11:7.3.2-0ubuntu11:7.3.2-0ubuntu21:7.3.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.21:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.11:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.21:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.31:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.41:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.51:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.61:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.7
1:7.3.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.8
libreoffice
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2, plus listed versions
4:7.6.2-0ubuntu14:7.6.3~rc1-0ubuntu24:7.6.3-0ubuntu34:7.6.4-0ubuntu14:7.6.4-0ubuntu3
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4:24.2.0~rc1-0ubuntu14:24.2.1~rc1-0ubuntu14:24.2.1~rc2-0ubuntu14:24.2.2~rc2-0ubuntu14:24.2.2-0ubuntu14:24.2.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.4-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.5-0ubuntu0.24.04.24:24.2.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.14:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
4:24.2.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-12426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Libreoffice, published January 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in libreoffice 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6.

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