Microsoft PowerPoint 16.83 on macOS Library signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft PowerPoint 16.83 on macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Library Handler. Performing a manipulation results in signature verification. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39804. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft PowerPoint 16.83 on macOS. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Library Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage PowerPoint's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. A malicious application could inject a library and start the program to trigger this vulnerability and then make use of the vulnerable application's permissions.

It is possible to read the advisory at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-39804 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/26/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Local: Yes
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08/05/2024 🔍
12/18/2024 +135 days 🔍
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08/26/2025 +250 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: TALOS-2024-1974
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288915

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2024 23:54
Updated: 08/26/2025 00:29
Changes: 12/18/2024 23:54 (64), 08/26/2025 00:29 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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