An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows
Published Nov 13, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows. The PC must have previously been infected by a Trojan Horse application (or user) running with administrative privilege. Any installer with the unquoted search path vulnerability becomes a delayed trigger for the exploit.
Affected products
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- Version 4.0.0 to 4.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Older versions, including some using the previous OpenOffice.org brand, are also affected.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache OpenOffice | n/a |
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- ≤ 4.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 81.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 80.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03537) | 88.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 80.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03537) | 88.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 80.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03537) | 88.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 80.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.54% (0.03537) | 88.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02101) | 79.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00118) | 28.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 41.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 39.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00092) | 37.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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