A vulnerability was found in xlnt-community xlnt up to 1.6.1. This issue affects the function xlnt::detail::compound_document_istreambuf::xsgetn of the file source/detail/cryptography/compound_document.cpp of the component XLSX File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is named 147. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
https://vuldb.com/?submit.764644
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349552
https://github.com/xlnt-community/xlnt/pull/147
https://github.com/xlnt-community/xlnt/issues/139
Published: 2026-03-07
Updated: 2026-03-07
Base Score: 1.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity: Low
Base Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium