Is CVE-2013-3906 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-3906 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on February 15, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3906?

CVE-2013-3906 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-3906

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 84.9%EU EUVD: exploited

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 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-94
EPSS score: 84.9% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added February 15, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-3838)
Published: November 6, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on February 15, 2022; federal remediation due August 15, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3838 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

microsoft / excel viewer
microsoft / lync
microsoft / lync
microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / office
microsoft / office compatibility pack
microsoft / powerpoint viewer
microsoft / powerpoint viewer
microsoft / windows server 2008
microsoft / windows vista
microsoft / word viewer

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
Windows Vista Winload OS Loader (winload.exe) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 979 - historical
Windows Vista Code Integrity (ci.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 980 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-microsoft-office-2(Broken Link, Exploit)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-word-documents.aspx(Broken Link, Exploit)
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2896666(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30011(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-096(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3906(US Government Resource)

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

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