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High · 8.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2017-8464 EUVD-2017-17414GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Wind…

Published Jun 15, 2017 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Windows Shell Platform: Windows

Description

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer or any other application that parses the icon of the shortcut. aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows Shell Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 —

Public exploits

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Metasploit 2 modules

Exploit-DB 2

GitHub 9 repositories

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References