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CVE-2013-6040
MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls versions before 4.0 are vulnerable to arbitrary code via crafted HTML document.
High8.1EPSS 7.4%
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- Updated
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- certcc
Description
MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls before version 4.0 vulnerable to arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. Latest versions (4.0) of MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls have resolved the issue
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.4% · top 5.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Affected products
MW6 Tech · MW6 Aztec ActiveX Controls
- affected 0.0 – < 4.0
MW6 Tech · MW6 DataMatrix ActiveX Controls
- affected 0.0 – < 4.0
MW6 Tech · MW6 MaxiCode ActiveX Controls
- affected 0.0 – < 4.0
References (4)
- ExploitDB (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- VU#219470 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 31177 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- Vendor (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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