CVE-2025-0514Public exploit

Code execution via misclassified non-file hyperlinks

Published Feb 25, 2025 · Updated Feb 25, 2025

Improper input validation in LibreOffice 24.8 before 24.8.5 allows attackers to execute Windows programs through activated hyperlinks. The hyperlink handler passes non-file URLs to ShellExecute after its path filter fails to recognize targets that Windows interprets as executable paths. A user must activate the crafted hyperlink, after which the attacker-chosen executable runs under that user's account.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in LibreOffice 24.8 before 24.8.5 allows attackers to execute Windows programs through activated hyperlinks. The hyperlink handler passes non-file URLs to ShellExecute after its path filter fails to recognize targets that Windows interprets as executable paths. A user must activate the crafted hyperlink, after which the attacker-chosen executable runs under that user's account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0514
Published
Feb 25, 2025
Updated
Feb 25, 2025
Vendor
The Document Foundation
Product
LibreOffice
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-126, T1204.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=24.8 << 24.8.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Document Foundation · LibreOfficeversion=24.8 << 24.8.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2The Document FoundationCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1204.001Malicious Link

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