What is CVE-2013-6773?

CVE-2013-6773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2013-6773?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2013-6773

Splunk 5.0.3 has an Unquoted Service Path in Windows for Universal Forwarder which can allow an attacker to escalate privileges

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Splunk
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-6773?: CVE-2013-6773 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2013-6773?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.