CVE-2015-2509

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

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."

Exploit likelihood

71.0%Down 20.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2015-2509
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-2509
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-2602 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-2602
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvw5-r6p2-vxj5 No score

Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1...

Record: GHSA-cvw5-r6p2-vxj5
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Media Center - Command Execution (MS15-100)	2015-09-11
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Media Center - MCL (MS15-100) (Metasploit)	2015-09-15
Metasploit	MS15-100 Microsoft Windows Media Center MCL Vulnerability	2015-09-08

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2509 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published September 9, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.