EIP-2026-119661

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows Media Center 2002 - XML External Entity MotW Bypass

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-119661. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Center 2002, allowing remote information disclosure by bypassing the Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security feature. The PoC includes a crafted .mcl file and a malicious DTD file hosted on an attacker-controlled server to exfiltrate local file contents.

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Center 2002 - XML External Entity MotW Bypass

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by hyp3rlinx · textlocalxml
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47740

This exploit demonstrates an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Center 2002, allowing remote information disclosure by bypassing the Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security feature. The PoC includes a crafted .mcl file and a malicious DTD file hosted on an attacker-controlled server to exfiltrate local file contents.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Media Center 2002 (Windows 7, possibly Windows 8.1 Pro)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Attacker-controlled server to host malicious DTD file · Victim downloads and opens the crafted .mcl file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026