CVE-2026-90628
Apache OpenOffice: Stack overflow in CFF hint handling
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache OpenOffice: Stack overflow in CFF hint handling
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-90628- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-116877
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-116877- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r46v-74wr-vj6p
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16...
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
- Record
GHSA-r46v-74wr-vj6p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
An uncontrolled memory access in the PDF export code of Apache OpenOffice versions through 4.1.16 allows a crafted CFF font to cause a stack overflow problem, causing program crash or memory corruption, or even running other code.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-90628- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| products, references | GitHub Advisories, NVD | |
| severity | CVE List | |
| published, severity | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| references | CVE List, EUVD | |
| references, title | CVE List | |
| aliases, cwes, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-90628 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Apache Openoffice, published November 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.