CVE-2017-8464
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 90.0%
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
- Microsoft Corporation · Windows Shell
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 90.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-02-10
- Published
- 2017-06-15
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (19)
- 3gstudent/CVE-2017-8464-EXP67★ · 2021-04-17
- B-coder-code/Bill0★ · 2020-11-24
- Babyemlanhatonoidongnguoi/PowerShelll0★ · 2023-04-06
- Babyemlanhatonoidongnguoi/powershell0★ · 2023-04-06
- Elm0D/CVE-2017-84641★ · 2017-09-20
- FuzzySecurity/PowerShell-Suite2737★ · 2021-11-19
- Itachl/windows_kenel_exploit3★ · 2017-11-01
- Securitykid/CVE-2017-8464-exp-generator8★ · 2017-08-07
- TrG-1999/DetectPacket-CVE-2017-84643★ · 2022-06-08
- X-Vector/usbhijacking0★ · 2018-07-20
- doudouhala/CVE-2017-8464-exp-generator8★ · 2017-08-07
- fortify24x7/FuzzySecurity-PowerShell-Suite12★ · 2018-01-16
- n8v79a/win-exploit1★ · 2018-06-20
- securifybv/ShellLink219★ · 2021-07-28
- shakenetwork/PowerShell-Suite5★ · 2017-09-14
- tuankiethkt020/Phat-hien-CVE-2017-84640★ · 2023-06-13
- xssfile/CVE-2017-8464-EXP1★ · 2018-04-20
- yiyebuhuijia/PowerShell-Suite0★ · 2019-12-23
- PlayBoiSK8/POC-CVE-2017-8464-OpenCalculator0★ · 2026-08-09
Metasploit modules (2)
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/cve_2017_8464…
- rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2017_8464_lnk_…
ExploitDB entries (2)
Exploit collections (1)
- CVE-2017-8464helloexp/0day
Security advisories
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671