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CVE-2013-3893

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.d…

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Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.
CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 87.64%: +0.44

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Recorded Future
Press · 15 Sep 2025, 07:00 · August 2025 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
The Hacker News
Press · 14 Aug 2025, 07:00 · CISA Adds Two N-able N-central Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog - The Hacker News
Security Affairs
Press · 28 Nov 2016, 08:00 · Japan is investigating security breach of Defence Information Infrastructure - Security Affairs
Cisco Blogs
Press · 14 Oct 2014, 07:00 · Threat Spotlight: Group 72 - Cisco Blogs
Recorded Future
Press · 01 May 2014, 07:00 · Uncovering Hidden Lynx: Using OSINT for APT Analysis - Recorded Future
See all 9 source documents
The Hacker News
Press · 15 Nov 2013, 08:00 · Japanese word processor 'Ichitaro' zero-day attack discovered in the wild - The Hacker News
Kaspersky
Press · 31 Oct 2013, 07:00 · Infographic: Seven Circles of Cyber-Inferno - Kaspersky
The Hacker News
Press · 16 Oct 2013, 07:00 · ASLR bypass techniques are popular with APT attacks - The Hacker News
Securelist
Press · 03 Oct 2013, 07:00 · Targeted exploit for CVE-2013-3893 - Securelist

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 87.6%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:32.543775+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
18 Sep 2013, 10:00
First press mention
03 Oct 2013, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
12 Aug 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
15 Sep 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories