Live › vulnerability › CVE-2013-3918
Go to dashboardA out-of-bounds write in the InformationCardSigninHelper ActiveX control (icardie.dll) in Microsoft Windows lets a malicious webpage run code. An attacker gets the same user rights as the person viewing the page, and CISA lists it as exploited in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 5h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 7 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 8 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 8.1 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows rt | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows rt 8.1 | vendor |
| – |
| – |
| microsoft windows server 2003 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2008 | vendor | = r2 | – |
| microsoft windows server 2008 | vendor | = sp2 | – |
| microsoft windows server 2012 | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows server 2012 | vendor | = r2 | – |
| microsoft windows vista | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows xp | vendor | – | – |
Check whether icardie.dll exists on Windows machines, for example with: dir %windir%\system32\icardie.dll Check whether the InformationCard ActiveX control is registered for Internet Explorer.
Apply the vendor mitigation per Microsoft's advisory, or stop using the affected product.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Microsoft Windows contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control, icardie.dll. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted webpage. When a user views the webpage, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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