CVE-2017-8464

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.”

Recent assessments:

gwillcox-r7 at November 22, 2020 3:12am UTC reported:

Reported as exploited in the wild as part of Google’s 2020 0day vulnerability spreadsheet they made available at <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lkNJ0uQwbeC1ZTRrxdtuPLCIl7mlUreoKfSIgajnSyY/edit#gid=1869060786&gt;. Original tweet announcing this spreadsheet with the 2020 findings can be found at <https://twitter.com/maddiestone/status/1329837665378725888&gt;

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