CVE-2023-38146
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38146- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41971
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-41971- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmqc-m76c-pmrm
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-qmqc-m76c-pmrm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38146- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-367
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Themebleed- Windows 11 Themes Arbitrary Code Execution CVE-2023-38146 | 2023-09-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | CH0ico/CVE-2023-38146-Poc | 2026-07-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | Durge5/ThemeBleedPy | 2023-12-12 |
| PoC in GitHub | Jnnshschl/CVE-2023-38146 | 2023-10-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | exploits-forsale/themebleed | 2023-09-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38146 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2, published September 12, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.