🛡️ CVE-2023-6186 on Debian — libreoffice

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

Insufficient macro permission validation of The Document Foundation LibreOffice allows an attacker to execute built-in macros without warning. In affected versions LibreOffice supports hyperlinks with macro or similar built-in command targets that can be executed when activated without warning the user.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-6186 as tracked by Debian, for the package libreoffice. The fix is available in version 4:7.6.4~rc1-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6186 is classified as CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions. Permissions are not carried over correctly during an operation such as copy or restore, widening access.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-6186 is recorded against 1 package.

  • libreoffice (fixed in 4:7.6.4~rc1-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 11 December 2023 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2023-6186 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-12-11
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libreoffice — 4:7.6.4~rc1-1

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