Red Hat Security Advisory: libreoffice security update
Affects Red Hat libreofficeSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 21:51 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 issued an official security update for LibreOffice that removes the ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures in high security mode. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions should apply the LibreOffice update provided by Red Hat to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official update.
Description
A security update for LibreOffice addresses a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-6472. The issue involves the removal of the ability to trust macro signatures that are not validated when LibreOffice is operating in high security mode. This update is rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security. The vulnerability affects LibreOffice packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions. The update mitigates the risk by enforcing stricter validation of macro signatures, reducing the potential for untrusted macros to be executed in high security mode.