Powerpoint vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
Powerpoint is made by Microsoft. We track 67 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 16 versions. 4 of them are 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 Powerpoint Viewer, so check those pages too.
The most recent Powerpoint flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2009-0556, on 7 January 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Is Powerpoint listed under other names? Yes.
Microsoft also lists Powerpoint under more specific names, such as Powerpoint Viewer and Powerpoint for Mac. 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 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
2000-sp32002-sp32003-sp3 - CVE-2007-0671Exploited list, 12 Aug 2025
Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
200020022003 - CVE-2010-2572Exploited list, 8 Jun 2022
Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
2002-sp32003-sp3 - CVE-2015-2424Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Microsoft PowerPoint Memory Corruption Vulnerability
2007-sp32010-sp2
Which Powerpoint vulnerabilities are being exploited?
4 flaws are 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...
- 8.8Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Excel contains a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited when a specially crafted Excel file is opened.
- 7.8Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Microsoft PowerPoint contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that alllows for remote code execution.
- 8.8Microsoft PowerPoint Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Microsoft PowerPoint allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document.
Which 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...
- 59%
Buffer overflow in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint 95 document, aka "PowerPoint Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- 51%CVE-2010-0033Critical
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "PowerPoint Viewer TextBytesAtom Record Stack Overflow...
- 49%CVE-2004-0200Critical
Buffer overflow in the JPEG (JPG) parsing engine in the Microsoft Graphic Device Interface Plus (GDI+) component, GDIPlus.dll, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a JPEG image with a small JPEG COM...
- 43%
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and possibly other Office products, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors, as...
- 43%CVE-2006-3449High
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 through 2003, possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed record in the BIFF file format used...
- 41%CVE-2015-0097Critical
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, and Word 2010 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Word...
- 40%
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of...
- 30%CVE-2009-0224Critical
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007 SP1 and SP2; PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format...
- 30%CVE-2011-0656Critical
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010; Office 2004, 2008, and 2011 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats...
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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 67 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Powerpoint, across 16 versions. The most recent Powerpoint flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2009-0556, on 7 January 2026.
4 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2009-0556, CVE-2007-0671 and CVE-2010-2572.
Microsoft also lists Powerpoint under more specific names, such as Powerpoint Viewer and Powerpoint for Mac. 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 2000-sp3, 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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