High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2016-0185
CVE-2016-0185
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
3- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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