CVE-2023-38146
HighPublished
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Sep 12, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
8.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H37.4%
Moderate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 98.5%
- Model date
- Oct 19, 2026
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Summary
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1
1 Module
modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/theme_dll_hijack_cve_2023_38146.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/fileformat/theme_dll_hijack_cve_2023_38146.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/fileformat/theme_dll_hijack_cve_2023_38146.check)
- ThemeBleedPyPoC
A proof of concept using python for the CVE-2023-38146 "ThemeBleed"
PoC for the ThemeBleed Windows 11 CVE-2023-38146 written in python using impacket. https://jnns.de/posts/cve-2023-38146-poc/
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