CVE-2015-2509

high

Description

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Media Center link (mcl) file, aka "Windows Media Center RCE Vulnerability."

References

Advisories
More

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38151/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033499

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76594

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-100

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-09-09

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H