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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 21 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 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 that removes the ability to trust unvalidated macro signatures in high security mode. Users should apply this update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:5601 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A security update for LibreOffice addresses a vulnerability where the ability to trust macro signatures that were not validated was removed in high security mode. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-6472 and affects LibreOffice as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4. The update is rated as having a moderate security impact.

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