CVE-2023-29325Network attack vector

Remote code execution via OLE use-after-free

Published May 9, 2023 · Updated Jul 10, 2025

A use-after-free in Microsoft Windows OLE allows remote attackers to execute code by delivering crafted content to an affected system. OLE releases an object and later dereferences its stale reference while processing attacker-controlled content; Microsoft has not disclosed the affected routine or object type. Exploitation is unauthenticated and network-delivered, requires a high-complexity memory-corruption setup, and yields code execution in the processing context.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability84.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A use-after-free in Microsoft Windows OLE allows remote attackers to execute code by delivering crafted content to an affected system. OLE releases an object and later dereferences its stale reference while processing attacker-controlled content; Microsoft has not disclosed the affected routine or object type. Exploitation is unauthenticated and network-delivered, requires a high-complexity memory-corruption setup, and yields code execution in the processing context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29325
Published
May 9, 2023
Updated
Jul 10, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19926

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19926
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4377
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5921
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.1936
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24266
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24266
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.2965
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5921
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26519
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.2965
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26519
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.2965
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20969
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4377
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.1702
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5921
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.22070
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1726
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.4377; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4377
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20969
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.22070

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.1MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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