CVE-2003-0228
7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
75.02%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a skins file with a URL containing hex-encoded backslash characters (%5C) that causes an executable to be placed in an arbitrary location.
Published: 5/27/2003
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
75.02%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 75.02% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other