CVE-2013-3154

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% top-level directory, aka "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability."

La funcionalidad de actualización de firma en Windows Defender en Microsoft Windows 7 y Windows Server 2008 R2 se basa en una ruta de acceso incorrecta, permite a usuarios locales conseguir privilegios a través de una aplicación de caballo de Troya en el directorio %SYSTEMDRIVE%, también conocido como "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability".

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-04-17 CVE Reserved
2013-07-10 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17253	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/07/09/assessing-risk-for-the-july-2013-security-updates.aspx	2018-10-30
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-058	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender"	*	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7"	-	-	Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender"	*	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"	*	r2, x64	Affected