CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-7331

MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-06-15

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

TridentStack Control tracks known vulnerabilities across your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet and shows the fix as soon as one is published. See how it works

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

58.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer which allows resources loaded into memory to be queried. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect anti-malware applications.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-06-15

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-209 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2024-29059High7.599%KEV-
CVE-2021-22145Medium6.576%--
CVE-2010-3332Medium6.467%--
CVE-2025-62168Critical10.063%-Fix
CVE-2025-47813Medium4.356%KEVFix
CVE-2021-30357Medium5.323%--
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2013-7331
CVE-2013-7331 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2013-7331](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2013-7331.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2013-7331)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2013-7331"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2013-7331.svg" alt="CVE-2013-7331"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

See how it worksStart freeThis CVE lookup is free and always will be.

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-22.