CVE-2024-12426

Name: CVE-2024-12426
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-01-07T13:15:07.21+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.7/10EPSS 0.53%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-12426 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Exposure of Environmental Variables and arbitrary INI file values to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in The Document Foundation LibreOffice. URLs could be constructed which expanded environmental variables or INI file values, so potentially sensitive information could be exfiltrated to a remote server on opening a document containing such links. This issue affects LibreOffice: from 24.8 before < 24.8.4.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 4.0

6.7/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.53%

40.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	>= 24.8.0.1, < 24.8.4	—
Libreoffice	Libreoffice	24.8.0.0	Alpha1
Debian	Debian Linux	11.0	—

References

https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2024-12426Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 7, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12426?

How severe is CVE-2024-12426?

CVE-2024-12426 has a CVSS score of 6.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12426?

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Source: NVD / NIST