# CVE-2026-59264: Apache OpenOffice: Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Windows installer

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-04. Updated: 2026-11-04.

The Windows installers of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.16 and earlier allow an already manipulated system to run external code with elevated access.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.1.17, which fixes this issue.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Apache Software Foundation / Apache OpenOffice (apache.org/openoffice): ≥ 0; ≤ 4.1.16 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: apache

## Severity and prioritization

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-427

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d4n33sjk8jgrr78jj5cq5r51fvxv6nnv (CNA: apache; vendor-advisory)

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/22 (ADP: CVE)

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d4n33sjk8jgrr78jj5cq5r51fvxv6nnv (security@apache.org)

## Provenance

- CNA: apache: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59264; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59264; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

Revision: 69f8c3aafb1f93bbe447d4634f664fa805afe3cce18d6d4e78fe3f179b9088d6

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