# CVE-2013-10046: Agnitum Outpost Internet Security Local Privilege Escalation

> An unprivileged user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting a directory traversal flaw in the acs.exe named pipe protocol.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97gj-fw67-mjpj

## What is CVE-2013-10046?

CVE-2013-10046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Agnitum Ltd. Outpost Internet Security, published on 1 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Agnitum Outpost Internet Security 8.1 that allows an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The flaw resides in the acs.exe component, which exposes a named pipe that accepts unauthenticated commands. By exploiting a directory traversal weakness in the pipe protocol, an attacker can instruct the service to load a malicious DLL from a user-controlled location. The DLL is then executed in the context of the privileged service.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-10046?


## How do I fix CVE-2013-10046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-10046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-10046 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-10046 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Agnitum Outpost Internet Security Local Privilege Escalation (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-10046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-10046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Agnitum Ltd. Outpost Internet Security, published on 1 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-10046 exists.

Affected product: Agnitum Ltd. Outpost Internet Security. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-10046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-10046/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-10046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-10046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-10046

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