CVE-2023-38170
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38170- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41995
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-41995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-m5g9-fvqr-h5pp
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-m5g9-fvqr-h5pp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38170- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38170 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Hevc Video Extension, published August 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.