What is CVE-2022-37400?

CVE-2022-37400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-37400?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Openoffice

CVE-2022-37400

Apache OpenOffice supports the storage of passwords for web connections in the user's configuration database. The stored passwords are encrypted with a single master key provided by the user. A flaw in OpenOffice existed where the required initialization vector for encryption was always the same which weakens the security of the encryption making them vulnerable if an attacker has access to the user's configuration data. This issue affects: Apache OpenOffice versions prior to 4.1.13. Reference: CVE-2022-26306 - LibreOffice

Published 2022-08-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apache Openoffice
Apache Software Foundation Openoffice — versions Apache OpenOffice 4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-37400.html (Product, Patch)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/13/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37400?: CVE-2022-37400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openoffice, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-37400?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.