Title: CVE-2025-53761 — Use‑After‑Free in Microsoft PowerPoint (Local Code Execution) — What defenders need to know now
Summary (TL;DR)
Microsoft lists CVE-2025-53761 as a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office PowerPoint that “allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.”...
Note: I checked the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) entry you linked and reviewed public vulnerability feeds while preparing this article. The MSRC page for CVE-2025-53759 is the primary source for the vulnerability statement; I also cross‑checked public advisories and CISA summaries...
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