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CVE-2023-6186: Link targets allow arbitrary script execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-281

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 11.0, 12.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 38
• The Document Foundation LibreOffice: from 7.5.0 before 7.5.9; from 7.6.0 before 7.6.4 — fixed in 7.5.9, 7.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 7.5.9, 7.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574
• https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00026.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QB7UB6CTWQUDOE657OVVRSDYUY3IPBJG/
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5574
• https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2023-6186

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