CVE-2026-97222 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-97222: Gnumeric: gnumeric: heap use-after-free when opening a malformed workbook

Vendor Gnome
Product Gnumeric
Weakness CWE-416
Published September 25, 2026
Last update September 25, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2026 CVE published