CVE-2013-1269 — Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016

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Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016

Published Feb 13, 2013

4.9

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.52%

Description

Race condition in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges, and consequently read the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations, via a crafted application, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS13-016.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.52% 0.01525

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01525

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.52% (0.01525)	73.73th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.52% (0.01525)	71.29th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.30% (0.00305)	51.54th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 14, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	14.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 9, 2024	0.04% (0.00045)	12.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	0.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01205)	61.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 19, 2022	1.21% (0.01205)	60.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01205)	58.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01205)	35.25th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (3)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-016
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16374
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-016		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16374		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Feb 13, 2013

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jan 12, 2013

Link CVE-2013-1269

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-1269

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2013-1269