MW6 Aztec, DataMatrix, and MaxiCode ActiveX controls versions before 4.0 are vulnerable to arbitrary code via crafted HTML document.

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6040
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-21 01:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMW6 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

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.071330000 probability, percentile 0.915790000 (date 2026-05-03)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mw6tech Aztec Activex Control - All All All
Application Mw6tech Datamatrix Activex Control - All All All
Application Mw6tech Maxicode Activex Control - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA MW6 Tech MW6 Aztec ActiveX Controls affected 0.0 4.0 custom Not specified
CNA MW6 Tech MW6 DataMatrix ActiveX Controls affected 0.0 4.0 custom Not specified
CNA MW6 Tech MW6 MaxiCode ActiveX Controls affected 0.0 4.0 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Vulnerability Note VU#219470 - MW6 Technologies ActiveX controls contain multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
MW6 Technologies Aztec ActiveX (Data param) - Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
MW6 Technologies DataMatrix ActiveX (Data param) - Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
www.mw6tech.com [email protected] www.mw6tech.com
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