CVE-2016-0185 (GCVE-0-2016-0185)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-11 01:00
Modified
2025-07-30 01:46
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
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."
References
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2021-11-03
Due date: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0185
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