# CVE-2025-64403: Apache OpenOffice: Remote documents loaded without prompt via "external data sources" in Calc

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-11-12 · Updated: 2025-11-12

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15

## Description

Apache OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet can contain links to other files, in the form of "external data sources". A missing Authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenOffice allowed an attacker to craft a document that would cause such links to be loaded without prompt. This issue affects Apache OpenOffice: through 4.1.15. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.16, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2025-64403.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/t7c6jhvdb00xtgd9vvn7h5sq9f4h5trt

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