CVE-2013-5045
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-5045- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2013-5045- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4887 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2013-4887- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xv56-4f6g-pxh9 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows local users to bypass the Protected Mode protection mechanism, and consequently gain privileges, by leveraging the ability to execute sandboxed code, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-xv56-4f6g-pxh9- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Registry Symlink - IE Sandbox Escape (MS13-097) (Metasploit) | 2014-06-27 |
| Metasploit | MS13-097 Registry Symlink IE Sandbox Escape | 2013-12-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-5045 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 11, 2013. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.