CVE 4.8 MEDIUM

xlnt-community xlnt Encrypted XLSX File base64.cpp decode_base64 off-by-one_CVE-2026-2703

4.8 / 10
MEDIUM
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/E:P

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-2703
Source VulDB
Published Feb 19, 2026 at 04:02

Affected Product

Vendor xlnt-community
Product xlnt
Version 1.6.0
Affected Versions xlnt-community xlnt 1.6.0
xlnt-community xlnt 1.6.1

CWE Classification

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