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Microsoft Office PowerPoint CVE-2026-72977

| EUVDEUVD-2026-73734 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-wjp5-9v9x-9m42
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

File-delivery attack requires user to open document (UI:R); no auth needed; OOB read yields confidentiality impact only with no integrity or availability consequence.

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

4
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Buffer Overflow removed
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 01:43 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint exposes memory contents to remote attackers when a victim opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file. Affected products span PowerPoint 2016 through Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise across Windows and Mac. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires user interaction: the victim must open a specially crafted PowerPoint file delivered via email, web download, or network share. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 6.5 (Medium) with C:H/I:N/A:N reflects a confidentiality-only impact. … 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 Apply the vendor-released patches via Microsoft Update or the Microsoft Update Catalog: update to Office LTSC 2024 16.0.17932.20976 or later, Office 2019 to 16.0.10417.20207, Office LTSC 2021 to 16.0.14334.20906, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise to 16.0.20326.20138, and PowerPoint 2016 to 16.0.5569.1000 or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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