CVE-2026-2703 PUBLISHED

xlnt-community xlnt Encrypted XLSX File base64.cpp decode_base64 off-by-one

Assigner: VulDB
Reserved: 18.02.2026 Published: 19.02.2026 Updated: 19.02.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor xlnt-community
Product xlnt
Versions
  • Version 1.6.0 is affected
  • Version 1.6.1 is affected

Credits

  • Oneafter (VulDB User) reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Off-by-One CWE
  • Numeric Error CWE