Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privil…

published 2013-12-11 12y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4888

cvss: 6.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 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."

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Exploit prediction

1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.2	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-097
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5046
NVD CVE-2013-5046

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