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CVE-2026-115943: Libspreadsheet xlsx perl · Spreadsheet::XLSX versions before 0.19 for Perl allow code execution via

Affects libspreadsheet-xlsx-perlSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-115943· High

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10libspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =0.18-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =0.18-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =0.17-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =0.15-2
  • =0.16-1
  • =0.17-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.15-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibspreadsheet-xlsx-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-xlsx-perl?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =0.15-1
Fixed in–

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Description

Spreadsheet::XLSX versions before 0.19 for Perl allow code execution via string eval of number format conditions in ExcelFmt. When a number format has a condition such as [>100], ExcelFmt chooses the format section by passing the condition and the cell value to a string eval. Both come from the workbook, and the eval runs while Spreadsheet::XLSX->new parses it. An attacker who supplies an XLSX file can run arbitrary Perl code.

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