Critical CVSS 8.8 2026-09 archive

Executive Summary

Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Overview

8.8
CVSS HIGH
Critical
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Sep 8 2026
Last Updated Sep 8 2026
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 7.7

EPSS Score

No EPSS score available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

10 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office 365 for Mac Critical Remote Code Execution None Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Unknown Unknown None Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 Critical Remote Code Execution None Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Unknown Unknown None Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 Critical Remote Code Execution None Base: 8.8 Temporal: 7.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Unknown Unknown None Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit edition) 5002920 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (64-bit edition) 5002920 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown

Patches

2 patches
Article Type Restart
Release Notes Security Update Unknown
5002920 Security Update Unknown

Exploits & PoC

Detection Rules

Acknowledgments

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