Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB5002790)
🗓️ 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability of Microsoft Office packages, 365 Apps for Enterprise, and Microsoft PowerPoint presentation preparation programs, related to memory usage after its release, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. | 20 Oct 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-59238 | 14 Oct 202516:38 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft Office PowerPoint 资源管理错误漏洞 | 14 Oct 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2025-26719) | 17 Oct 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2025-59238 | 14 Oct 202517:01 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-59238 Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 14 Oct 202517:01 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-34278 | 14 Oct 202518:30 | – | euvd | |
| Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2016: October 14, 2025 (KB5002790) | 14 Oct 202514:00 | – | mskb | |
| KLA89276 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office | 14 Oct 202500:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 14 Oct 202514:00 | – | mscve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002790 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836725");
script_version("2025-10-17T18:17:07+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-59238");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-17 18:17:07 +0000 (Fri, 17 Oct 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-10-14 17:16:05 +0000 (Tue, 14 Oct 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-10-15 09:40:01 +0530 (Wed, 15 Oct 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB5002790)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB5002790");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to perform remote code execution.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see
the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002790");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/PowerPnt/Version", "MS/Office/Ver");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
pptVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/PowerPnt/Version");
if(!pptVer) {
exit(0);
}
if(!os_arch = get_kb_item("SMB/Windows/Arch")) {
exit(0);
}
if("x86" >< os_arch) {
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}
else if("x64" >< os_arch) {
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion",
"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}
foreach key(key_list) {
commonpath = registry_get_sz(key:key, item:"ProgramFilesDir");
if(!commonpath) {
continue;
}
offPath = commonpath + "\Microsoft Office\OFFICE15" ;
exeVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:offPath, file_name:"ppcore.dll");
if(!exeVer) {
exit(0);
}
if(exeVer =~ "^16\." && version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"16.0.5522.1000")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:offPath + "\ppcore.dll", file_version:exeVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5522.999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);Data
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17 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00355
SSVC