CVE-2026-68809

Local data disclosure via incomplete cleanup

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026

Information disclosure in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows local users to read residual data from prior processing via local access. Microsoft has disclosed only that PowerPoint performs incomplete cleanup; public records do not identify the code path that leaves temporary or in-memory data uncleared after use. Exploitation is local and published scoring treats it as requiring no prior privileges but user interaction, so exposure depends on a user opening attacker-supplied content on the same system.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows local users to read residual data from prior processing via local access. Microsoft has disclosed only that PowerPoint performs incomplete cleanup; public records do not identify the code path that leaves temporary or in-memory data uncleared after use. Exploitation is local and published scoring treats it as requiring no prior privileges but user interaction, so exposure depends on a user opening attacker-supplied content on the same system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-68809
Published
Aug 11, 2026
Updated
Aug 25, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-459, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-459Incomplete Cleanup
T1005Data from Local System

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