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CVE-2017-8464: Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8464 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-02-10

Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

Windows Shell fails to properly handle crafted .LNK files during icon display. An attacker can execute arbitrary code when Windows Explorer or any application parses the icon of a malicious shortcut file.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8 Gold
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 -
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 -
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 -

Timeline

  • 2022-02-10: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-02-10: disclosed

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