CVE-2010-2568
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…
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- microsoft
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 15 Sept 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 6 Oct 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 89.6% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (15)
- TA10-222A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11564 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#940193 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 40647 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 41732 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1024216 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS10-046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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