CVE-2025-54908: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2025-54908 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published September 9, 2025

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

Fixed versions

Upgrade to a fixed version or later. Language registries are listed first, then Linux distributions, then vendor products.

Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise	Microsoft	https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

CVSS 3.1

7.8

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise	16.0.1
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019	19.0.0
Microsoft	Microsoft Office LTSC 2021	16.0.1
Microsoft	Microsoft Office LTSC 2024	16.0.0
Microsoft	Microsoft PowerPoint 2016	16.0.0
microsoft	office_2021	16.0.1
Microsoft	Microsoft Office LTSC 2024	16.0.0
microsoft	powerpoint_2016	16.0.0
microsoft	365_apps	16.0.1
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019	19.0.0
Microsoft	Microsoft Office LTSC 2021	16.0.1
microsoft	office_2019	19.0.0
Microsoft	Microsoft PowerPoint 2016	16.0.0
Microsoft	Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise	16.0.1
microsoft	office_2024	16.0.0

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2025-54908
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2025-54908

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2025-54908/fixes/registry"

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