CVE-2017-8464 KEV EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 89.9% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-10.
Description
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer or any other application that parses the icon of the shortcut. aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 89.92% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-08-10 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-06-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-02-10 |
| Due | 2022-08-10 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1703 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution | 2017-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-07-26 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42382/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42429/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42382/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42429/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8464
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