CVE-2013-5065
Published 2013-11-28 · Updated 2026-06-16 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2013-5065 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 24, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
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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 vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-03 · Due: 2022-03-24
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-002
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37732/
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-002
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37732/