CVE-2010-2568 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.
Microsoft Windows incorrectly parses shortcuts in such a way that malicious code may be executed when the operating system displays the icon of a malicious shortcut file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute code as the logged-on user.
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 7 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2003 |
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