Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 2 modules
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Microsoft Windows Shell LNK Code Execution
exploit/windows/smb/ms15_020_shortcut_icon_dllloader
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Microsoft Windows Shell LNK Code Execution
exploit/windows/fileformat/ms15_020_shortcut_icon_dllloader
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - Automatic .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution EDB-14403 · local · Jul 18, 2010 · verified
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