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CVE-2010-2568

HighPublished

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: Jul 22, 2010
Updated: Oct 22, 2025
Assigning CNA: microsoft
Evidence observed: Jul 18, 2010

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS probability estimate

91.3%

High · next 30 days

Percentile: 99.8%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

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.

Sources

Microsoft Windows - Automatic .LNK Shortcut File Code ExecutionExploit
Ivanlef0u · windows · Jul 18, 2010
Microsoft Windows - Shell LNK Code Execution (MS10-046) (Metasploit)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 21, 2010

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