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CVE-2023-6186

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2023-12-11
  • WeaknessCWE-281

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-12-1112:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.0= 11.0no fix published
12.0= 12.0no fix published
Libreoffice
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.6≥ 7.6.0, < 7.6.47.6.4
7.5≥ 7.5.0, < 7.5.97.5.9
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
38.x= 38no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libreofficeAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_3.almaand 178 other packages
  • libreofficeAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1:7.1.8.1-12.el9_4.alma.1and 178 other packages
  • libreofficeAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 1:6.4.7.2-16.el8_9.alma.1and 171 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.18.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-281read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.8 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-12-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6186?

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.

Is CVE-2023-6186 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-6186 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-6186?

CVE-2023-6186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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