CVE-2010-2568
Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Sep 2022
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 22 Jul 2010
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 15 Sep 2022
- KEV fix due
- 6 Oct 2022
- EPSS
- 89.623% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.792% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 22 Jul 2010 Published
- 15 Sep 2022 CVE-2010-2568 added to CISA KEV
- 15 Sep 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue