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CVE-2026-2703 (GCVE-0-2026-2703)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 ā Published: 2026-02-19 04:02 ā Updated: 2026-02-24 01:40 X_Open Source
VLAI?
Title
xlnt-community xlnt Encrypted XLSX File base64.cpp decode_base64 off-by-one
Summary
A weakness has been identified in xlnt-community xlnt up to 1.6.1. Impacted is the function xlnt::detail::decode_base64 of the file source/detail/cryptography/base64.cpp of the component Encrypted XLSX File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to off-by-one. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called f2d7bf494e5c52706843cf7eb9892821bffb0734. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Severity ?
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
1.6.0
Affected: 1.6.1 |
Credits
Oneafter (VulDB User)
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