CVE-2013-5065
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.347 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2022-03-03remediate by 2022-03-24
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
NDProxy.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in November 2013.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (5)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-30014Microsoft Windows - 'NDPROXY' SYSTEM Privilege Escalation (MS14-002)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-30392Microsoft Windows - 'ndproxy.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486cnnvd
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.htmlcnnvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486enisa_euvd
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-002enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37732/enisa_euvd
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.htmlBroken LinkNot Applicablenvd
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