CVE-2026-72938Network attack vector

Information disclosure via incompatible resource type

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026

Type confusion in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows remote attackers to disclose information when a user opens crafted content. PowerPoint accesses a resource using an incompatible type, but Microsoft has not identified the affected parser, object type, or disclosure path. Exploitation requires user interaction and is limited to reading information; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.92%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows remote attackers to disclose information when a user opens crafted content. PowerPoint accesses a resource using an incompatible type, but Microsoft has not identified the affected parser, object type, or disclosure path. Exploitation requires user interaction and is limited to reading information; no integrity or availability impact is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-72938
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
Classifications
CWE-822, CWE-843, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=-

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024version=-
Microsoft · Microsoft Office 2019version=19.0.0 <16.0.10417.20207
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021version=-
Microsoft · Microsoft Office 365 for Macversion=-
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021version=16.0.1 <16.0.14334.20906
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2024version=16.0.0 <16.0.17932.20976
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseversion=16.0.1 <16.0.20326.20138

Published CVSS scores

6.5MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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