Actively exploited · Published May 11, 2016 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2016-0185

High 7.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Windows from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 69.8% (higher than 99.4% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)69.8%top 0.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.

Official 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."

Affected products (as reported)

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

References

MS16-059 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
90023 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
39805 exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
1035832 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0185 government-resource