CVE-2013-3154

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
3.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: July 10, 2013 (4692 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

The signature-update functionality in Windows Defender on Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 relies on an incorrect pathname, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% top-level directory, aka "Microsoft Windows 7 Defender Improper Pathname Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft windows defendermicrosoft windows 7microsoft windows server 2008

References

🔗 blogs.technet.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org 🔗 blogs.technet.com