CVE-2013-5045
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 17.39% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 June 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 17.4% 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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127245/MS13-097-Registry-Symlink-IE-Sandbox-Escape.htmlExploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33893
- http://www.osvdb.org/100757
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-097
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127245/MS13-097-Registry-Symlink-IE-Sandbox-Escape.htmlExploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33893
- http://www.osvdb.org/100757
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-097
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.