CVE-2013-1284: Microsoft Windows 8

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages improper handling of objects in memory, aka "Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified

Published 2013-04-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.