CVE-2015-1728

Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 through 12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DataObject on a web site, aka "Windows Media Player RCE via DataObject Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-06-10 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1728 is rated High Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.89%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1728

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 2025-05-21 26.10% 26.89% +0.79%
2 2025-03-30 31.77% 26.10% -5.67%
3 2025-03-29 — 31.77% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1728

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1728

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_media_player 10 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 10.00.00.3646 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10.00.00.3646:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 10.00.00.3990 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10.00.00.3990:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 10.00.00.4019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10.00.00.4019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 10.00.00.4036 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:10.00.00.4036:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 11.0.5721.5145 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11.0.5721.5145:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 11.0.5721.5230 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11.0.5721.5230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 11.0.6000.6324 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11.0.6000.6324:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_media_player 12 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1728

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