Executable hyperlink targets executed unconditionally on activation
Published May 9, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.01%
Description
A vulnerability in LibreOffice hyperlink processing allows an attacker to construct documents containing hyperlinks pointing to the location of an executable on the target users file system. If the hyperlink is activated by the victim the executable target is unconditionally launched. Under Windows and macOS when processing a hyperlink target explicitly activated by the user there was no judgment made on whether the target was an executable file, so such executable targets were launched unconditionally. This issue affects: All LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions prior to 6.1.6; LibreOffice Windows and macOS versions in the 6.2 series prior to 6.2.3.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<6.1.6
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<6.2.3
- 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document Foundation | LibreOffice | n/a |
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- < 6.1.6
- ≥ 6.2 · < 6.2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Upgrade to LibreOffice 6.1.6 or 6.2.3
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:P/I:P/A:P
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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 61.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 61.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 65.08th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.04% (0.03036) | 64.75th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 49.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2019-9847/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2019-9847/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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