High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published May 11, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows 7
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows 8.1
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Media Centerllm-fuzzy

Patches

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References

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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