The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local pathnames, UNC share pathnames, intranet hostnames, and intranet IP addresses by examining error codes, as demonstrated by a res:// URL, and exploited in the wild in February 2014
Published Feb 26, 2014 ·Due Jun 15, 2022
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 50.21%
Description
The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local pathnames, UNC share pathnames, intranet hostnames, and intranet IP addresses by examining error codes, as demonstrated by a res:// URL, and exploited in the wild in February 2014.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 7
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
- n/a
Configuration 4
- 9
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
Configuration 5
- 10
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 6
- 11
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Date Added
May 25, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 50.21% (0.50210) | 98.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 57.90% (0.57900) | 99.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 57.75% (0.57751) | 98.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 81.81% (0.81812) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.22% (0.85217) | 99.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 61.94% (0.61945) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 60.16% (0.60158) | 97.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2024 | 57.60% (0.57604) | 97.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 53.72% (0.53720) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 55.83% (0.55825) | 97.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 49.38% (0.49379) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 50.49% (0.50492) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 55.83% (0.55825) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 62.09% (0.62085) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 62.57% (0.62565) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 47.51% (0.47510) | 98.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 47.51% (0.47510) | 98.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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