{
  "id": "CVE-2010-2568",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2010-2568",
  "published": "2010-07-22T05:43:49.703Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-16T23:20:59.973Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "CISA ADP",
  "epss": 0.91324,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99811,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-09-15",
    "due": "2022-10-06",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2568"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "microsoft"
  ],
  "products": [
    "microsoft windows 7",
    "microsoft windows server 2003",
    "microsoft windows server 2008",
    "microsoft windows vista",
    "microsoft windows xp"
  ],
  "cwes": [],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9181",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9190",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Press/Media Coverage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/40647",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1024216",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001986.html",
      "tags": [
        "Not Applicable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/new_rootkit_en.pdf",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940193",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41732",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11564",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/security/stuxnet/ctrlfldr.htm",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-2568",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2568",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}