CVE-2013-3186 describes a vulnerability in the Protected Mode feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 through 10 across various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the Integrity Access Level protection, escalating privileges from a low-integrity process to medium-integrity. With a CVSS score of 7.6, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.