Is CVE-2013-5014 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager

CVE-2013-5014

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Published 2014-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.676 (99.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.676 · newest: 0.676 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager — versions 11.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1
Symantec Protection Center — versions 12.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Syman…
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31853 (exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31917 (exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/65466 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5014?: CVE-2013-5014 is a vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager. Published 2014-02-14.
Is CVE-2013-5014 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.