Code execution via out-of-bounds write
Published Mar 9, 2022 · Updated May 27, 2026
Remote code execution in Microsoft Paint 3D before 6.2203.1037.0 allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. CISA maps the flaw to an out-of-bounds write, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or invalid memory operation. The attack requires user interaction and local execution conditions; successful exploitation grants code execution in the affected user's context.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Microsoft Paint 3D before 6.2203.1037.0 allows attackers to execute code after user interaction. CISA maps the flaw to an out-of-bounds write, but Microsoft has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or invalid memory operation. The attack requires user interaction and local execution conditions; successful exploitation grants code execution in the affected user's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-23282
- Published
- Mar 9, 2022
- Updated
- May 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Paint 3D
- Classifications
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <6.2203.1037.0
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