CVE-2010-2568
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 90% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
Affected products
microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows server 2003; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista; microsoft: windows xp
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40647 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40647 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181 ExploitIssue Tracking
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf Exploit