Description
Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 | 10.0.0 – < 10.0.22000.2416 | 10.0.22000.2416 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 | 10.0.22621.0 – < 10.0.22621.2283 | 10.0.22621.2283 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Themebleed- Windows 11 Themes Arbitrary Code Execution CVE-2023-38146
exploit/windows/fileformat/theme_dll_hijack_cve_2023_38146
GitHub 4 repositories
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exploits-forsale/themebleed ★ 206 · Sep 13, 2023
Proof-of-Concept for CVE-2023-38146 ("ThemeBleed")
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Jnnshschl/CVE-2023-38146 ★ 27 · Oct 13, 2023
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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Durge5/ThemeBleedPy ★ 2 · Dec 12, 2023
A proof of concept using python for the CVE-2023-38146 "ThemeBleed"
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CH0ico/CVE-2023-38146-Poc ★ 0 · Jul 12, 2026
Better POC
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- MSRC-CVE-2023-38146 Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Security Response Center · Jun 26, 2024
- WID-SEC-2023-2328 Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 31, 2023
References
- Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability vendor-advisory