CVE-2016-0185

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0185US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: May 11, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Nov 3, 2021
NVD status: Analyzed

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