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.
Published: 2026-02-19
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Memory corruption with local privilege escalation potential
Action: Patch Library
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History

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xlnt-community:xlnt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xlnt-community
Xlnt-community xlnt
Vendors & Products Xlnt-community
Xlnt-community xlnt

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title xlnt-community xlnt Encrypted XLSX File base64.cpp decode_base64 off-by-one
Weaknesses CWE-189
CWE-193
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'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/E:P'}


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Xlnt-community Xlnt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-24T01:40:43.838Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T17:59:02.756Z

Link: CVE-2026-2703

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-24T01:40:39.228Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-19T07:17:49.477

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:00:01.613

Link: CVE-2026-2703

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T18:30:05Z

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