CVE-2025-64405Network attack vector

Unauthorized external file loading via DDE links

Published Nov 12, 2025 · Updated Nov 13, 2025

Missing authorization in Apache OpenOffice Calc 4.1.15 and earlier allows attackers to load external file contents via crafted DDE links. Calc resolves DDE links in a spreadsheet and imports the referenced external file contents without displaying its permission prompt. A user must open the crafted spreadsheet; the bounded consequence is unauthorized loading of referenced external content into the document.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability1.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Apache OpenOffice Calc 4.1.15 and earlier allows attackers to load external file contents via crafted DDE links. Calc resolves DDE links in a spreadsheet and imports the referenced external file contents without displaying its permission prompt. A user must open the crafted spreadsheet; the bounded consequence is unauthorized loading of referenced external content into the document.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-64405
Published
Nov 12, 2025
Updated
Nov 13, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache OpenOffice
Classifications
CWE-862, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=4.1.15

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache OpenOfficeversion=0 <=4.1.15

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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