Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice by Apache
CVE-2026-59268

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Key Information:

Vendor: Apache
Status: Apache Openoffice
Vendor: CVE Published:; 4 November 2026

What is CVE-2026-59268?

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice can be exploited by an attacker to craft a specially formatted Microsoft Word document. This may lead to program crashes or memory corruption. Users are advised to upgrade to version 4.1.17 or later to mitigate potential risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Apache OpenOffice 0 <= 4.1.16

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/xw6x0y35f3qlk4pqsc1p...

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Nov 4, 2026
Vulnerability Reserved
Jul 4, 2026

Credit

Yukihiro Nakamura

CVE-2026-59268 Data

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