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title: "CVE-2015-2509: Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2509
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# CVE-2015-2509: Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows… | CubePath

## 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."

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2509)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.71044 (71.0% probability)

Percentile

99.4%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [76594](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76594)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15\_100\_m…](http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15%5F100%5Fmcl%5Fexe)
- [MS15-100](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-100)  (docs.microsoft.com) vendor-advisory
- [38195](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38195/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit
- [1033499](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033499)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [38151](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38151/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Mar 19, 2015
2. Record published Sep 9, 2015
3. Record last updated Aug 6, 2024

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