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CVE-2015-6131

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mcl file, aka "Media Center Library Parsing RCE Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034335
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-134
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38911/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034335
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-134
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38911/

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