CVE-2013-0074
Microsoft Silverlight 5, and 5 Developer Runtime, before 5.1.20125.0 does not properly validate pointers during HTML object rendering, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Silverlight application, aka "Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 78.9% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added May 25, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-0117)
- Published
- March 13, 2013
- NVD last modified
- August 14, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Silverlight Double Dereference Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on May 25, 2022; federal remediation due June 15, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0117 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on August 14, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / silverlight
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-022(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16516(Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16565(Broken Link)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0074(US Government Resource)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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