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CVE-2024-6472VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: libreoffice security update

Affects Red Hat libreofficeSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 21:51 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Aug 2024

  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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an update for LibreOffice that removes the ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures in high security mode. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions should apply the provided LibreOffice update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying this update.

Description

A security update for LibreOffice addresses a vulnerability (CVE-2024-6472) where the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated was removed in high security mode. This update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat and applies to LibreOffice packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. The vulnerability relates to improper validation of macro signatures, which could affect the trustworthiness of macros in documents.

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