Unspecified vulnerability in the Windows Media Player ActiveX control in Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 and SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted media content, aka "Media Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0268 is rated High Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.12%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 44.91% | 20.12% | -24.79% |
| 2 | 2025-12-31 | 63.52% | 44.91% | -18.61% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 63.52% | — |
Full EPSS history (28 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_media_player | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_xp | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |