A heap-buffer-overflow and use-after-free vulnerability exists in the xls_getCSS() function of libxls 1.6.3 due to insufficient validation of a file-controlled font index.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)