CVE-2013-3154
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
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- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/07/09/assessing-risk-for-the-july-2013-security-updates.aspxcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-058cnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/security/bulletin/ms13-058Patchcnnvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/07/09/assessing-risk-for-the-july-2013-security-updates.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190Aenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-058enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17253enisa_euvd
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/07/09/assessing-risk-for-the-july-2013-security-updates.aspxVendor Advisorynvd
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