CVE-2017-8464: Microsoft Corporation Windows Shell vulnerability
Microsoft Corporation · Windows Shell
Affected: Microsoft Corporation Windows Shell · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 10 Feb 2022
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
ExploitationIn CISA KEV
- In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue10 Feb 2022
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public: not seen
- Not established: not seen
Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer or any other application that parses the icon of the shortcut. aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Microsoft Corporation · Windows ShellMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1…
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- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 10 Feb 2022 · catalogue entry
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Published
- June 2017
What changed
- CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA
CoverageNo articles yet
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