CVE-2000-1112 — Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in custom skin (.WMS) files, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a skin that contains a malicious script, aka the ".WMS Script Execution" vulnerability

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MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in custom skin (.WMS) files, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a skin that contains a malicious script, aka the ".WMS Script Execution" vulnerability

Published Jan 22, 2001

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 13.97%

Description

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7 executes scripts in custom skin (.WMS) files, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a skin that contains a malicious script, aka the ".WMS Script Execution" vulnerability.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

13.97% 0.13971

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.13971

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (8 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	13.97% (0.13971)	96.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	13.97% (0.13971)	96.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	2.06% (0.02060)	82.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	2.38% (0.02383)	90.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.38% (0.02383)	88.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	20.67% (0.20670)	96.51th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	20.67% (0.20670)	96.20th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	20.67% (0.20670)	94.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1976
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-090
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5575
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1976		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-090		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5575		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Dec 14, 2000

Link CVE-2000-1112

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-1112

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-1112