Is CVE-2003-0228 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0228 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0228?

CVE-2003-0228 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0228?

CVE-2003-0228 has an EPSS score of 46.31% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0228

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

46.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.