CVE-2016-0185

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."

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90023Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035832Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-059Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39805/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0185US Government Resource

Published

May 11, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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