CVE-2013-3185

What it is

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."

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

40.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2013-08-14 11:10 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:54 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 40.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2013-08-14 11:10 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:54 UTC

Exploit probability

40.5% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-200 · Information exposure

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
• Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.1

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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