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CVE-2013-0073

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 29.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Windows Forms (aka WinForms) component in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5 does not properly restrict the privileges of a callback function during object creation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (XBAP) or (2) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka "WinForms Callback Elevation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.5, 2.0-sp2

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-015
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16475
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-015
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16475

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