CVE-2025-9491: Microsoft Windows LNK File UI Misrepresentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
Vendor fix available · Affected: Microsoft Windows · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)
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Higher than 99% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Microsoft Windows LNK File UI Misrepresentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of .LNK files. Crafted data in an .LNK file can cause hazardous content in the file to be invisible to a user who inspects the file via the Windows-provided user interface. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25373.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Microsoft · Windows11 Enterprise 23H2 22631.4169 x64
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- Exploitation
- Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Published
- August 2025
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