CVE-2013-0008win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1,…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 17.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle window broadcast messages, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Improper Message Handling Vulnerability."
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- MS13-005 HWND_BROADCAST Low to Medium Integrity Privilege Escalation (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/local/ms13_005_hwnd_broadcastRank excellentdisclosed 27 Nov 2012
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Microsoft Windows - HWND_BROADCAST Low to Medium Integrity Privilege Escalation (MS13-005) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 27296local, windowspublished 2 Aug 2013Verified
- Microsoft Windows - HWND_BROADCAST (PoC) (MS13-005) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24485dos, windowspublished 11 Feb 2013Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 24485 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 43 days later
· 43 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 17.1% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- TA13-008A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 24485 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- MS13-005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 57135 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-0051 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2013-0008)Record last updated .