Is CVE-2013-3862 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-3862 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3862?

CVE-2013-3862 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-3862

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted service description that is not properly handled by services.exe in the Service Control Manager (SCM), aka "Service Control Manager Double Free Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-3794)
Published: September 11, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3794 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows 7
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows server 2008

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A(US Government Resource)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-077

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

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