Is CVE-2013-1296 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1296 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1296?

CVE-2013-1296 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-1296

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 20.7%EU EUVD

The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 20.7% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1336)
Published: April 9, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1336 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / remote desktop connection
microsoft / remote desktop connection

References

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

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