CVE-2013-3906
CVE-2013-3906 is a security flaw in Microsoft Graphics Component, a part of Windows, Microsoft’s operating system. Attackers can run their own code on Microsoft Graphics Component. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 15 Feb 2022.[1]
Microsoft Graphics Component is in things households have, such as phones, computers, browsers and everyday apps, so the fix matters at home as much as at work. Microsoft has published a fix or advice.
Description
CISA calls it a memory corruption in Microsoft Graphics Component. In its words: “Microsoft Graphics Component contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 2013.”[2]
The underlying weakness is code injection (CWE-94), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it high, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record doesn’t list version ranges for it; Microsoft’s advisory has them[3]. CISA names the product as Microsoft Graphics Component.
Every device with Microsoft Graphics Component needs the update.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 15 Feb 2022, 3,023 days after it was made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 15 Aug 2022 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 85%. That’s in the top 1% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Microsoft has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply updates per vendor instructions.”[1]
- Update Microsoft Graphics Component now.Install the latest update from Microsoft on every device that has it, and restart when asked. Then turn on automatic updates, so the next fix arrives on its own.
- If there’s no update, stop using it.CISA’s advice when a flaw being used in attacks has no fix is to stop using the product until it does.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 7.8.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 85%.[4] |
See also
Other Microsoft flaws
- CVE-2026-96951, Microsoft Windows: command injection ·
- CVE-2026-65660, Microsoft SharePoint: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-85880, Microsoft Windows: heap-based buffer overflow ·
- CVE-2026-81963, Microsoft Windows: link following ·
- CVE-2019-1068, Microsoft SQL Server: remote code execution ·
Other code injection flaws
- CVE-2026-0322, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-60004, Gitea: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-72530, TrueConf Server: code injection ·
- CVE-2025-62593, Ray-Project Ray: code injection ·
- CVE-2026-9198, IBM Langflow: code injection ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2022-24086, Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source: improper input validation ·
- CVE-2022-0609, Chrome and other Chromium browsers: use-after-free ·
- CVE-2019-0752, Microsoft Internet Explorer: type confusion ·
- CVE-2018-8174, Microsoft Windows: vBScript engine out-of-bounds write ·
- CVE-2018-20250, WinRAR: absolute path traversal ·
Every Microsoft flaw on CISA’s list · Everything added in February 2022
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 15 Feb 2022.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2013-3906 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 6 Nov 2013.
- ^ Microsoft. Advisories and fixes: docs.microsoft.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.849, percentile 99.7, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2013-3906”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.