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CVE-2013-3900 — Microsoft WinVerifyTrust function Remote Code Execution

Why is Microsoft republishing a CVE from 2013? We are republishing CVE-2013-3900 in the Security Update Guide to update the Security Updates table and to inform customers that the EnableCertPaddingCheck is available in all currently supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
80.23% (top 0.90%)
CWE
CWE-347
Published
2013-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-22T00:05:39.513Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-01-10
BOD 22-01 due
2022-07-10
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

Why is Microsoft republishing a CVE from 2013? We are republishing CVE-2013-3900 in the Security Update Guide to update the Security Updates table and to inform customers that the EnableCertPaddingCheck is available in all currently supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. While the format is different from the original CVE published in 2013, except for clarifications about how to…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809N/A
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022N/A
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H3N/A
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025N/A
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1507N/A
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2N/A
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)N/A

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-01-10. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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