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CVE-2026-97222 (GCVE-0-2026-97222)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-25 13:51 – Updated: 2026-09-25 16:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Gnumeric: gnumeric: heap use-after-free when opening a malformed workbook
Summary
A heap use-after-free flaw was found in Gnumeric. When a user opens a crafted Gnumeric workbook containing a malformed SheetObjectComponent element, the XML parser can dereference a freed sheet-object component, causing Gnumeric to crash.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-25 16:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97222 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541397 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnumeric/-/issues/897 |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-09-20 18:49
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