High severity · published Jul 22, 2010
CVE-2010-2568
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
89.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)89.6% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Sep 15, 2022
Federal remediation dueOct 6, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2003 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2; r2 · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WX
Windows XP · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2568
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2568
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
third-party-advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
x_refsource_MISC
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181
vdb-entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
third-party-advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193
x_refsource_MISC
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
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