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CVE-2017-8464

high · 8.8Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

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Added 2022-02-10Remediation due 2022-08-10

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."

8.8
CVSS
89.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2017-06-15
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftwindows_10_1511all versions
microsoftwindows_10_1607all versions
microsoftwindows_10_1703all versions
microsoftwindows_7all versions
microsoftwindows_8.1all versions
microsoftwindows_rt_8.1all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2
microsoftwindows_server_2012all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2012r2
microsoftwindows_server_2016all versions

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References

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