Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59268 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59268 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59268?
- Informational severity, published 4 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59268?
- Yes: fixed in 4.1.17. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-59268 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59268?
- Check whether you run Apache OpenOffice at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 4.1.17
Technical details
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in Apache OpenOffice's Microsoft Word document parser in versions through 4.1.16. The vulnerability is triggered when processing a specially crafted Word document, allowing memory corruption. Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious document file) and results in denial of service or heap corruption.
Affected products
- Apache OpenOffice through 4.1.16
Timeline
- 2026-11-04: disclosed