CVE-2026-88178
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk60th percentile - higher than 60% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could take control of the user's system, potentially leading to data theft or installation of malware.
Recommendation
Apply the security updates provided by Microsoft for PowerPoint immediately.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office PowerPoint
See all- CVE-2026-108455Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-108454Medium
Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-108453Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-97744Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. The attacker can read data outside the intended memory bounds.
- CVE-2026-97005Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-88207High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-88203Medium
An untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-88183Medium
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVE-2026-88144High
A use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-70215High
Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS