CVE-2023-36760

Code execution via undisclosed use-after-free

Published Sep 12, 2023 · Updated Oct 30, 2025

Use-after-free in Microsoft 3D Viewer before 7.2306.12012.0 allows attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected component, the freed object, or the untrusted input that triggers the invalid memory access. Exploitation requires user interaction and can run code in the affected application context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Microsoft 3D Viewer before 7.2306.12012.0 allows attackers to execute code via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected component, the freed object, or the untrusted input that triggers the invalid memory access. Exploitation requires user interaction and can run code in the affected application context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-36760
Published
Sep 12, 2023
Updated
Oct 30, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
3D Viewer
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 12, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 30, 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=7.0.0 <7.2306.12012.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · 3D Viewerversion=7.0.0 <7.2306.12012.0

Published CVSS scores

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

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free

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