CVE Database · CVE-2010-2568
CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
91.32%
Published
Jul 22, 2010
Modified
Apr 22, 2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2022-09-15 · Due: 2022-10-06
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Public PoC / Exploit (3)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP1 and SP2, Server 2008 SP2 and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) .LNK or (2) .PIF shortcut file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010, and originally reported for malware that leverages CVE-2010-2772 in Siemens WinCC SCADA systems.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products (10)
References (20)