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LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings

A malicious spreadsheet can make LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice run an attacker's code as soon as the file is opened, security researchers have shown. There is no warning first, of the kind either program shows before it runs a macro. The attack works only when the program's Java support is enabled. So far, it has only been shown as a proof of concept, and there are no reports of its use in

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
LibreOffice and OpenOffice Flaws Let Malicious Spreadsheets Run Code Without Macro Warnings
First reported
Oct 06, 2026 11:57 UTC
Last reported
Oct 06, 2026 11:57 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC
Record ID
b01796174bcdc3b69d3d10a982f858d5b41661bdb7fdc95add2518fbd6387010

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Source observations

src_636032c91a0b4c9a97

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 06, 2026 11:57 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 0 paused, 1 unverified.

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  • src_636032c91a0b4c9a97Collection status unverifiedLast successful batch: Unverified

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