Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise and Microsoft Office - CVE-2026-72956
Published: September 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU148104
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72956
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office PowerPoint when processing user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trigger the untrusted pointer dereference to disclose sensitive information.
User interaction is required. The Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
Affected software
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2026-72956
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise - update to 16.0.20326.20138
Microsoft Office - addressed in versions 16.0.10417.20207, 16.0.14334.20906, 16.0.17932.20976
Microsoft Office - addressed in versions 16.0.10417.20207, 16.0.14334.20906, 16.0.17932.20976