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Office PowerPoint CVE-2026-72956

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73729 MEDIUM
Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-fqv9-69g9-73hm
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network delivery via crafted file, no attacker auth needed, but mandatory victim file-open; confidentiality-only impact aligns with memory-read primitive.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:45 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

AnalysisAI

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office PowerPoint exposes high-confidentiality memory contents to a remote, unauthenticated attacker who can convince a user to open a specially crafted presentation file. The flaw (CWE-822) allows the application to dereference a pointer sourced from untrusted file data without validation, enabling out-of-bounds or arbitrary memory reads that leak sensitive process memory over a network context. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the victim open or preview a specially crafted PowerPoint file - this is the sole prerequisite (UI:R per the CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the profile: network-delivered, low complexity, no attacker authentication required, but contingent on a victim opening a file. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patches are available for all affected product lines. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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