🛡 CVE-2016-0185
Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows CWE-20
Ransomware use
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CISA KEV
EPSS
69.9%
Likely exploited · 99th pct
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
CISA
Remediate by
2022-05-03
⚠ OVERDUE
CWE
CWE-20
weakness
📈 EPSS exploit probability
69.9%
FIRST EPSS — 30-day probability of exploitation in the wild · band Likely exploited · higher than 99% of all scored CVEs
⚠ KEV remediation overdue
CISA required federal remediation by 2022-05-03. This exploited vulnerability is past its Binding Operational Directive 22-01 due date — prioritize patch/mitigation and hunt for exploitation.
📄 Description
Microsoft Windows Media Center contains a remote code execution vulnerability when Windows Media Center opens a specially crafted Media Center link (.mcl) file that references malicious code.
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