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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

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The EPSS score is 0.00013.

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References
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https://github.com/oneafter/0128/blob/main/xl1/repro cve-icon
https://github.com/xlnt-community/xlnt/ cve-icon
https://github.com/xlnt-community/xlnt/commit/f2d7bf494e5c52706843cf7eb9892821bffb0734 cve-icon
https://github.com/xlnt-community/xlnt/issues/137 cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346649 cve-icon
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T04:02:10.794Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-2703

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Updated: 2026-02-19T10:07:27Z

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