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CVE-2013-5065: Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
• EPSS: 34.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-11-27 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

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/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-5065

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