CVE-2024-7788: Signatures in "repair mode" should not be trusted

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

Improper Digital Signature Invalidation vulnerability in Zip Repair Mode of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows Signature forgery vulnerability in LibreOfficeThis issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.2 before < 24.2.5.

Affected products

The Document Foundation LibreOffice: from 24.2.0 before 24.2.5 — fixed in 24.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: The Document Foundation LibreOffice 24.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/CVE-2024-7788
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00007.html

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