VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-0185

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability69.85%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2016-05-11

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

Description

Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (aka .mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource