February 10, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2017-8464 — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Shell (.lnk) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-02-10- Federal due date
2022-08-10- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.939, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8464
CISA short description
Windows Shell in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.