CVE-2015-2509 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 71% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 71.04% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Media Center - MCL (MS15-100) (Metasploit) | 2015-09-15 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Media Center - Command Execution (MS15-100) | 2015-09-11 |
References
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_100_mcl_exe
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76594
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033499
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-100
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38151/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38195/
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_100_mcl_exe
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76594
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033499
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-100
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38151/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38195/
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