CVE-2004-1313

The Smc.exe process in My Firewall Plus 5.0 build 1117, and possibly other versions, does not drop privileges before invoking help, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1313 is rated Low Risk (39.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1313

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 0.37% +0.33%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.85%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1313

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1313

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1313

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webroot_software my_firewall_plus 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:webroot_software:my_firewall_plus:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1313

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