Office Powerpoint vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Office Powerpoint is made by Microsoft. We track 15 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 5 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 7 January 2026. Microsoft lists newer releases under their own names, such as Office Powerpoint Viewer, so check those pages too.
The most recent Office Powerpoint flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2009-0556, on 7 January 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Is Office Powerpoint listed under other names? Yes.
Microsoft also lists Office Powerpoint under more specific names, such as Office Powerpoint Viewer. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.
Which versions of Office Powerpoint do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2009-0556Exploited list, 7 Jan 2026
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Code Injection Vulnerability
2004
Which Office Powerpoint vulnerabilities are being exploited?
1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 8.8Microsoft Office PowerPoint Code Injection Vulnerability
Microsoft Office PowerPoint contains a code injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an invalid index value that...
Which Office Powerpoint flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- 67%
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom...
- 39%CVE-2009-1130Critical
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted structure in a Notes...
- 38%CVE-2009-0221Critical
Integer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file containing a crafted record type for "collaboration information for...
- 37%CVE-2009-0220Critical
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PowerPoint 4.0 importer (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted...
- 36%CVE-2009-1131Critical
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large amount of data associated with unspecified atoms in a PowerPoint file that...
- 36%CVE-2009-0227Critical
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter (PP4X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large number of...
- 36%CVE-2009-1129Critical
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PowerPoint 95 importer (PP7X32.DLL) in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an inconsistent...
- 35%CVE-2009-0226Critical
Stack-based buffer overflow in the PowerPoint 4.2 conversion filter in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in sound data in...
- 32%CVE-2009-1137Critical
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to memory...
- 32%CVE-2009-0222Critical
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted sound data in a file that uses a PowerPoint 4.0 native file format, leading to a "pointer...
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint contains a code injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PowerPoint file with an OutlineTextRefAtom containing an invalid index value that triggers memory corruption.
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We track 15 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Office Powerpoint, across 5 versions. The most recent Office Powerpoint flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2009-0556, on 7 January 2026.
1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2009-0556.
Microsoft also lists Office Powerpoint under more specific names, such as Office Powerpoint Viewer. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2009-0556, affects 2004. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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