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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2013-3893

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.

CISA KEV
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:85.93%

Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2025-08-12
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2025-09-02
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
85.930%
EPSS Percentile
99.7th pct
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
SSVC Automatable
Vulnerability Class

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Exploit DB ReferencesNone identified

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
No affected products specified.

References

No reference links found.

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