Microsoft Office PowerPoint Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allowing Local Code Execution

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally on the affected system. The issue arises from improper memory management, which can be exploited under certain conditions.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized local code execution on the affected system.

Remediation

Users can apply the security update provided by Microsoft to address this vulnerability. This security update is available through the Microsoft Update Catalog. For Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, the update can be obtained via the Click-to-Run service. Additional details can be found in the Microsoft Office Update Release Notes.