CVE-2016-6803
An installer defect known as an "unquoted Windows search path vulnerability" affected the Apache OpenOffice before 4.1.3 installers for Windows.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- apache/openoffice
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS moved from 3.5% on 21 September 2026 to 2.1% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.htmlIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037015Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2016-6803.htmlIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.