Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2013-5065 · Published 28/11/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 03/03/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

NDProxy.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in November 2013.

References

technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2914486 · Patch
fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/11/ms-windows-local-privilege-escalation-zero-day-in-the-wild.html · Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-002 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/37732 · Exploit
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2013-5065

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