Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-68809 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-68809 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-68809?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 11 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-68809?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-68809 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-68809?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as incomplete cleanup of sensitive data in memory within Microsoft Office PowerPoint. The root cause involves the application failing to properly clear or overwrite sensitive information from memory after processing. The attack vector is local, requiring an attacker to have direct access to the affected system or ability to execute code with appropriate privileges. The vulnerability allows an attacker to read information from memory that should have been securely cleared, potentially exposing document contents or other sensitive data. A patch has been released by Microsoft as indicated by the security update guide reference.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint
Timeline
- 2026-08-11: disclosed