What is CVE-2024-5261?

CVE-2024-5261 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-5261?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Libreoffice

CVE-2024-5261

Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in LibreOffice "LibreOfficeKit" mode disables TLS certification verification LibreOfficeKit can be used for accessing LibreOffice functionality through C/C++. Typically this is used by third…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libreoffice
The Document Foundation Libreoffice — versions 24.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@documentfoundation.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5261?: CVE-2024-5261 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libreoffice, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-5261?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.