Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2023-38146 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition8 documents7 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
86.5%
top 0.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
4
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22h2Microsoft Windows 11 21h2+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 12
Latest updateSep 14

Description

Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_11_21h2< 10.0.22000.2416
▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_11_22h2< 10.0.22621.2275
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_11_version_21h210.0.0 — 10.0.22000.2416
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_11_version_22h210.0.22621.0 — 10.0.22621.2283

Patches

Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qmqc-m76c-pmrm: Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2023-09-12
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CVEList
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2023-09-12
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Metasploit
Themebleed- Windows 11 Themes Arbitrary Code Execution CVE-2023-38146↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2023-09-12
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Bleepingcomputer
Windows 11 &lsquo;ThemeBleed&rsquo; RCE bug gets proof-of-concept exploit↗2023-09-14
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Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft September 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 59 flaws↗2023-09-12
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📄Research Papers

1
CTF
ippsec-video-index↗
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