LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. The attacker could present to the user a removable drive, or remote share, that contains a malicious .LNK file and an associated malicious binary. When the user opens this drive(or remote share) in Windows Explorer, or any other application that parses the .LNK file, the malicious binary will execute code of the attacker’s choice, on the target system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the processing of shortcut LNK references.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
From 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.0