CVE-2013-5016

Symantec Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9, when installed on an unpatched Windows Server 2003 R2 platform, allows remote attackers to bypass policy settings via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-05-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5016 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5016

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 1.38% 2.35% +0.97%
2 2025-03-30 1.99% 1.38% -0.62%
3 2025-03-29 1.99%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom symantec_critical_system_protection <= 5.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_critical_system_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5016

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