CVE-2018-16858
It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
It was found that libreoffice before versions 6.0.7 and 6.1.3 was vulnerable to a directory traversal attack which could be used to execute arbitrary macros bundled with a document. An attacker could craft a document, which when opened by LibreOffice, would execute a Python method from a script in any arbitrary file system location, specified relative to the LibreOffice install location.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 67.32% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 April 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-356, CWE-22
- Affected
- libreoffice/libreoffice
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 66.2% on 21 September 2026 to 67.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152560/LibreOffice-Macro-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_execThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2130
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16858Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46727/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00059.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152560/LibreOffice-Macro-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/fileformat/libreoffice_macro_execThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2130
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16858Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/28
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46727/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/security/advisories/cve-2018-16858/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.