CVE-2026-88178 in PowerPoint

Summary

by MITRE • 10/14/2026

Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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• Responsible: Microsoft
• Reservation: 09/09/2026
• Disclosure: 10/14/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-419262
• CPE: 20261014
• CWE: CWE-94 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.8 (CNA)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: low
• Sector: Hospital, Agriculture, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88178
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88178
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-88178/