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Security Updates for Microsoft PowerPoint Products C2R (August 2026)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 335113

Synopsis

The Microsoft PowerPoint Products are affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft PowerPoint Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability:

 - Incomplete cleanup in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. (CVE-2026-68809)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released patches to address these issues.

For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5931548c

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 335113

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_aug_powerpoint_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/13/2026

Updated: 8/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.7

Percentile: 96.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-68809

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-68809