CVE-2025-29978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	365 Apps Office Long Term Servicing Channel

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x64:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x86:*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2024::::::x64:
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2024::::::x86:

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29978

History

Mon, 19 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft office Long Term Servicing Channel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x64:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise::x86:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2024::::::x64: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2024::::::x86:
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft office Long Term Servicing Channel

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title		Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29978
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-05-13T16:58:37.759Z

Updated: 2025-09-10T00:09:17.396Z

Reserved: 2025-03-12T17:54:45.711Z

Link: CVE-2025-29978

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-13T18:26:16.923Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-13T17:15:58.953

Modified: 2025-05-19T14:19:28.423

Link: CVE-2025-29978

Redhat

No data.

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