CVE-2013-5046
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.2)—
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 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."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 6.2
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.98%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 80
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-20
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
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