CVE-2013-7331: The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 71/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (May 25, 2022). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 15, 2022.
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 50.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local pathnames, UNC share pathnames, intranet hostnames, and intranet IP addresses by examining error codes, as demonstrated by a res:// URL, and exploited in the wild in February 2014.
- Published
- Feb 26, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 50.2% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-209
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Action score
71
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 15 / 30 · 50.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jun 15, 2022.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista |
| microsoft | windows 7 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8 |
| microsoft | windows rt | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft internet explorer10
- microsoft internet explorer11
- microsoft internet explorer6
- microsoft internet explorer7
- microsoft internet explorer8
- microsoft internet explorer9
Same product
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- CVE-2014-0322Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors…KEV91Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2014-0290Feb 12, 2014 · Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a…44Plan
- ← EarlierCVE-2014-0293Feb 12, 2014 · Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web…22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2014-0297Mar 12, 2014 · Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption)…43Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/gather/ms14_052_xmldomMS14-052 Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLDOM Filename Disclosureauxiliary | 2014-09-09 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Metasploit+195 d
- CISA KEV+3010 d
- TodayNov 15, 2026+4645 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive InformationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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