Is CVE-2013-0641 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-0641 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 3, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0641?

CVE-2013-0641 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-0641

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 32.3%EU EUVD: exploited

Buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.4, 10.x before 10.1.6, and 11.x before 11.0.02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.

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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
EPSS score: 32.3% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 3, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-0652)
Published: February 14, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0652 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

adobe / acrobat
adobe / acrobat reader
apple / mac os x
linux / linux kernel
microsoft / windows
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise desktop

References

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/02/in-turn-its-pdf-time.html(Broken Link)
http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/2013/02/adobe-reader-and-acrobat-vulnerability-report.html(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-into-the-sandbox-escape-technique-of-the-recent-pdf-exploit(Broken Link)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00021.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00023.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00024.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0551.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201308-03.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa13-02.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-07.html(Broken Link)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/422807(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16296(Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0641(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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