Is CVE-2024-5261 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2024-5261 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2024-5261 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2024-5261 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-5261?

CVE-2024-5261 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2024-5261

CWE-295Published: June 25, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in LibreOffice "LibreOfficeKit" mode disables TLS certification verification

LibreOfficeKit can be used for accessing LibreOffice functionality

through C/C++. Typically this is used by third party components to reuse

LibreOffice as a library to convert, view or otherwise interact with

documents.

LibreOffice internally makes use of "curl" to fetch remote resources such as images hosted on webservers.

affected versions of LibreOffice, when used in LibreOfficeKit mode

only, then curl's TLS certification verification was disabled

(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER of false)

In the fixed versions curl operates in LibreOfficeKit mode the same as in standard mode with CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER of true.

This issue affects LibreOffice before version 24.2.4.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-5261 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.