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CVE-2025-49705

Microsoft Office PowerPoint

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 12, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it can be exploited to gain control over the affected system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset powerpnt.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft Office\root\Office16\powerpnt.exe
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: powerpnt.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'powerpnt.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Microsoft Office services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

High-priority vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint requiring immediate patching to prevent potential code execution attacks.

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