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Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Cat II impact)

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Microsoft has released a security bulletin addressing a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would entice a user to open a malicious Microsoft Office file that invokes Windows Media Center resources. If successfully exploited, an attacker would execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user and compromise the affected systems.

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Vulnerability ID: V-53823

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