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
Published Jul 22, 2010 ·Due Oct 6, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 91.32%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Sep 15, 2022
Patch Due
Oct 6, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed May 1, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 91.32% (0.91324) | 99.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 91.32% (0.91324) | 99.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 93.05% (0.93054) | 99.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.07% (0.94067) | 99.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 94.30% (0.94298) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.81% (0.95813) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.21% (0.97207) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 97.01% (0.97006) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 97.17% (0.97165) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 97.09% (0.97086) | 99.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 97.22% (0.97223) | 99.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 97.19% (0.97192) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 5, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97310) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97320) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97307) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 97.28% (0.97285) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 97.23% (0.97232) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.34% (0.97338) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.23% (0.91230) | 99.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.23% (0.91230) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
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- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568 government-resourceUS Government Resource
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