CVE-2013-5010

The Application/Device Control (ADC) component in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.x before 11.0.7.4 and 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.2 RU2 does not properly handle custom polices, which allows local users to bypass intended policy restrictions and access files or directories via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5010 is rated Low Risk (27.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). 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-2013-5010

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 0.07% 0.35% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5010

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5010

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5010

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec endpoint_protection <= 11.0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:ru6mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.1:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.2:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:mp1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.4:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.3001 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6100 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6200 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6200.754 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6200.754:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6300 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.7000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.7100 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.7100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5010

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