{"id":"CVE-2023-38146","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-38146","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T23:01:30.351Z","title":"Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","published":"2023-09-12T17:15:18.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:09:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-367"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 11 21h2","microsoft/windows 11 22h2"],"epss":{"score":0.37381,"percentile":0.9853,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[{"date":"2026-09-20","score":0.37381,"percentile":0.9846}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38146","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176391/Themebleed-Windows-11-Themes-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38146","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38146","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}