CVE-2016-0185

HIGH KEV

Microsoft Windows 7 - Remote Code Execution

Title source: rule

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."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Eduardo Braun Prado · textremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0185

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.8024

EPSS Percentile 99.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03

VulnCheck KEV 2021-11-03

InTheWild.io 2021-07-23

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-0223

Status published

Products (3)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_vista

Published May 11, 2016

KEV Added Nov 03, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026