Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Shell in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file

cat cve-2017-8464.json

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Windows
CVSS: 8.8
EPSS (exploit probability): 88.6%
Status: kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01): August 10, 2022
Published: February 10, 2022
Source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8464

Windows Shell in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-02-10. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-08-10.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.