CVE-2026-69767: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CVSS 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
- Category
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Exploitation Likelihood
- Less Likely
- Patch Tuesday
- 2026-Sep
- Released
- 2026-09-08
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution?
This attack requires a user to open a specially crafted file from the attacker to initiate remote code execution.
Are the updates for the Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac currently available?
The security update for Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 and 2024 are not immediately available. The updates will be released as soon as possible, and when they are available, customers will be notified via a revision to this CVE information.
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?
Yes, the Preview Pane is an attack vector.
Affected Products (13)
Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit edition)
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (64-bit edition)
- Microsoft Office 365 for Mac
Security Updates (1)
Acknowledgments
sangnt (@gnas0x0018) with Viettel Cyber Security, 0ccbbf129444eb66344ccafb92b00df4
Revision History
- 2026-09-08: Information published.