CVE-2010-2568
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 91.3% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added September 15, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-2572)
- Published
- July 22, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on September 15, 2022; federal remediation due October 6, 2022.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2572 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 7
- microsoft / windows server 2003
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows server 2008
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows vista
- microsoft / windows xp
- microsoft / windows xp
Certified products that may be affected
18 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows 7 BitLocker™ Drive Encryption - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1332 - historical
- Microsoft Windows 7 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1328 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Kernel Mode Security Support Provider Interface (ksecdd.sys) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1000 - historical
- Microsoft Windows Vista Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcrypt.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1001 - historical
- Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
See all 18 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190(Issue Tracking)
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/(Press/Media Coverage)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40647(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html(Not Applicable)
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf(Exploit)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193(Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx(Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732(Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564(Broken Link)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568(US Government Resource)
- https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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