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CVE-2026-68809

Powerpoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 36th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.15.5MediumEPSS percentile36th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix3 products2 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Office 2019Affected: ≥ 19.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected: ≥ 16.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2016Affected: ≥ 16.0.0, < 16.0.5565.1001Upgrade to: 16.0.5565.1001Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Incomplete cleanup in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS36th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 36th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

7 events over 3 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Publishedweakness classified, record updated, record updated

Affected products

And 3 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 5.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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