CVE-2013-3185

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 1.x through 2.1 on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the service account, and possibly conduct account-lockout attacks, by connecting to an endpoint, aka "AD FS Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-08-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-3185 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.41%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +11.47% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3185

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 30.93% 42.41% +11.47%
2 2026-05-02 31.11% 30.93% -0.18%
3 2026-04-29 31.11%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3185

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3185

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3185

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft active_directory_federation_services 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_federation_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft active_directory_federation_services 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:active_directory_federation_services:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3185

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