# 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 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2010-2568
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-09-15; CISA due date 2022-10-06
- EPSS: 89.62% (percentile 99.8)
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB · 3 Metasploit modules (first 2010-07-18)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-05-01)
- Published: 2010-07-22

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_server_2003
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista
- microsoft:windows_xp

## References

- [advisory] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
- [other] http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181
- [other] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564
- [other] http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
- [advisory] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193
- [other] http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- [advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/40647
- [other] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx
- [other] http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732
- [other] http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf
- [other] https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
- [other] http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568

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