KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2016-0185

CVE-2016-0185 is actively exploited (CISA KEV catalog) : high severity (CVSS 7.8), 0 tracked apps concerned, none still exposed on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 7.8
Exploitation: Confirmed
Tracked apps: 0
Still exposed: 0

Public exploit : ExploitDB Published on 2016-05-11

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."

Attack vector : Local No privileges required

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

EPSS 69.94% predictive model; CISA confirms active exploitation percentile 99.3%

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation deadline: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware: Unknown (not documented by CISA)

View on NVD ↗ CISA KEV catalog ↗ Advisory · docs.microsoft.com