CVE-2021-25631 is a critical vulnerability affecting LibreOffice versions prior to 7.1.2 and 7.0.5, allowing attackers to bypass the denylist mechanism. By manipulating links, an attacker can trick LibreOffice into launching executable files via ShellExecute, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0, < 7.0.5CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1, < 7.1.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libreoffice:libreoffice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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