Posted by Arrigo Marchiori on Nov 03 Severity: moderate Affected versions: - Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16 Description: The Windows installers of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 and earlier allow an already manipulated system to run external code with elevated access. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue. Credit: Kazuma Matsumoto, from GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc.
CVE-2026-59264: Apache OpenOffice: Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Windows installer
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