Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-28. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-04-18. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0094.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25611/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-05/0090.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53435
- http://www.osvdb.org/93539
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/309157606247768064
- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239477
- http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/23/4358400/google-engineer-bashes-microsoft-discloses-windows-flaw
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17360
- http://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/1eqh66/0day_windows_kernel_epathobj_vulnerability/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0006.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-190A
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-053
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/335557286657400832
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3660
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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