PowerPoint
Summary iPlain-English security verdict for PowerPoint, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
PowerPoint currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 4 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2009-0556. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for PowerPoint each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2009-0556 HIGH exploited Code injection EPSS 68% → see advisory CVE-2010-2572 HIGH exploited Buffer overflow EPSS 63% → see advisory CVE-2007-0671 HIGH exploited EPSS 42% → see advisory CVE-2015-2424 HIGH exploited Out-of-bounds write EPSS 38% → see advisory CVE-2010-0033 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 51% → see advisory CVE-2004-0200 HIGH EPSS 49% → see advisory CVE-2006-3449 HIGH EPSS 42% → see advisory CVE-2015-0097 HIGH CWE-19 EPSS 41% → see advisory CVE-2009-0224 HIGH Code injection EPSS 30% → see advisoryGet alerted about PowerPoint
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Frequently asked
Is PowerPoint safe and patched?
PowerPoint currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 4 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2009-0556. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
What should I do about PowerPoint now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against Microsoft's official advisory. Some issues are under active exploitation, so treat this as urgent.
Why is PowerPoint listed on IsItPatched?
PowerPoint was added automatically because CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog flagged it as actively exploited in the wild. IsItPatched tracks its known CVEs, severity (CVSS), exploitation probability (EPSS) and KEV status from public data; its version and lifecycle mapping is verified over time.
lifecycle unknown — needs latest supported version
Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against Microsoft's official advisory before you patch or upgrade.