CVE-2023-29349

Code execution via crafted file processing

Published Jun 16, 2023 · Updated Feb 28, 2025

Remote code execution in Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB components allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted file. Microsoft has not published the affected parsing locus or how it mishandles the crafted file. Exploitation requires user interaction and executes code in the security context of the application that loads the affected driver.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB components allows attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted file. Microsoft has not published the affected parsing locus or how it mishandles the crafted file. Exploitation requires user interaction and executes code in the security context of the application that loads the affected driver.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29349
Published
Jun 16, 2023
Updated
Feb 28, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
Classifications
CWE-191, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 28, 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=16.11.0 <16.11.33

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019version=16.11.0 <16.11.33
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8version=17.8.0 <17.8.4
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6version=17.6.0 <17.6.11
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4version=17.4.0 <17.4.15
Microsoft · Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Serverversion=18.0.0.0 <18.2.1.1; version=18.0.0.0 <18.2.2.1
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2version=17.2.0 <17.2.23
Microsoft · Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Serverversion=19.0.0 <19.3.0001.0
Microsoft · Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Serverversion=17.0.0.0 <17.10.4.1
Microsoft · Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Serverversion=18.0.0 <18.6.0006.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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