CVE-2015-2424
Published 2015-07-14 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2015-2424 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 24, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — PowerPoint
Name: Microsoft PowerPoint Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-24
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032899
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-070
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032899
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-070
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2424

