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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-0810

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows Server 2008 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted screensaver in a theme file, aka "Windows Theme File Remote Code Execution…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 8.1EPSS 59.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 59.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, and Windows Server 2008 SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted screensaver in a theme file, aka "Windows Theme File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
59.88% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 September 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%30%60%4 November 2026: 59.88%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 59.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-28482source ↗Microsoft Windows Theme File Handling - Arbitrary Code Execution (MS13-071) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote23 September 2013yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.