How severe is CVE-2016-0185?

CVE-2016-0185 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 69.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2016-0185: Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2021-11-03

Remediation due

2022-05-03

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/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."

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	-	n/a

References

5 Links

Vendor advisories

MS16-059

Exploits & PoCs

39805

Vulnerability databases

Other references

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277

Record Details

Published

2016-05-11

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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