CVE DATABASE / CVE-2010-2568
CVE-2010-2568
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-09-15.
Federal remediation due 2022-10-06.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
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References
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40647
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564
- https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.