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securityTuesday, October 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
LibreOffice CVE-2026-63277 and OpenOffice CVE-2026-59265 enable JDBC driver execution from remote ODB ranges without macro prompts

LibreOffice CVE-2026-63277 and OpenOffice CVE-2026-59265 enable JDBC driver execution from remote ODB ranges without macro prompts

Remote ODB + JDBC driver loading bypasses macro warnings in both suites when Java is active. LibreOffice has shipped fixes; OpenOffice has not. The vector exploits normal feature composition rather than a single coding error.

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Disabling Java in settings or avoiding untrusted files remains the only interim control for OpenOffice users. The divergence in patch timelines between the two projects highlights differing release cadences and contributor bandwidth rather than differing technical severity.

⚡ Prediction

SENTINEL: OpenOffice 4.1.17 will ship after 15 November 2026 with the fix, or exploitation attempts will appear in public malware repositories within 60 days.

Sources (2)

  • [1]
    Primary Source(https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/libreoffice-and-openoffice-flaws-let.html)
  • [2]
    Supporting Source(https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/)