CVE-2010-2568

What the flaw is

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.

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

23 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

• ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• AlexielArdilla/Hard-Hatter-Hacking-Etico
• Jhoel777ar/Hard-Hatter-Hacking-Etico
• Kuromesi/Py4CSKG
• MN439/bingduziyuan
• Ostorlab/KEV
• Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors
• ProjectZeroDays/AI-Driven-Zero-Click-Exploit-Deployment-Framework

Showing 8 of 23. Full list in the trickest/cve dataset.

Vendor advisories

• docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-046
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2568

Primary sources

• NVD entry — CVSS score, CPE list and references
• CISA KEV catalog — the source for this page
• CVE Record at cve.org