CVE-2017-8464
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows...
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."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2017-8464- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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."
- Record
CVE-2017-8464- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17414
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."
- Record
EUVD-2017-17414- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows...
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."
- Record
GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Shell in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file
- Record
CVE-2017-8464- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Elm0D/CVE-2017-8464 | 2016-02-24 |
| Metasploit | LNK Code Execution Vulnerability | 2017-06-13 |
| Metasploit | LNK Code Execution Vulnerability | 2017-06-13 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-07-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | 3gstudent/CVE-2017-8464-EXP | 2017-08-02 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution | 2017-08-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | doudouhala/CVE-2017-8464-exp-generator | 2017-08-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | X-Vector/usbhijacking | 2017-10-03 |
| PoC in GitHub | xssfile/CVE-2017-8464-EXP | 2018-04-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | TrG-1999/DetectPacket-CVE-2017-8464 | 2022-06-08 |
| PoC in GitHub | tuankiethkt020/Phat-hien-CVE-2017-8464 | 2023-05-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | TieuLong21Prosper/Detect-CVE-2017-8464 | 2023-11-27 |
| PoC in GitHub | PlayBoiSK8/POC-CVE-2017-8464-OpenCalculator | 2026-08-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8464 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows, published June 15, 2017. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 10, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since February 10, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 90.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/42382
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8464
securitytracker.com/id/1038671
securityfocus.com/bid/98818
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8464
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8464
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc