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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network delivery via crafted file, no attacker auth needed, but mandatory victim file-open; confidentiality-only impact aligns with memory-read primitive.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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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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| 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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Same weakness CWE-822 – Untrusted Pointer Dereference
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EUVD-2026-73729
GHSA-fqv9-69g9-73hm