Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2025-10-06. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2025-10-27. 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://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A
- http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918
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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}08 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
Stored KEV snapshot at this observation.
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