Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3186
CVE-2013-3186
Description
The Protected Mode feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 10 on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly implement the Integrity Access Level (aka IL) protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to obtain medium-integrity privileges by leveraging access to a low-integrity process, aka "Process Integrity Level Assignment Vulnerability."
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=7 <=10
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