CVE-2026-72938: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVE-2026-72938: CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T18:14:23.516Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72938","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa04544acd9273b49fa9cae
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:26:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 18:54:23 UTC
Views: 3
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