Is CVE-2017-8464 exploitable?

Yes. CVE-2017-8464 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2017-8464 a false positive?

No community verdicts yet for CVE-2017-8464.

How do I remediate CVE-2017-8464?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2017-8464. See the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2017-8464

Is CVE-2017-8464 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild

Yes

CISA KEV

Public exploit

Metasploit +2

Metasploit/EDB/PoC

Base severity

8.8 High

CVSS

Exploitation prob.

90%

FIRST EPSS

Weakness

Not classified

CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

public exploits

links to sources — we don’t host code

Metasploit(2)Exploit-DB(2)GitHub PoC(5)unverified

A working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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."

References

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Published Jun 15, 2017

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Field notes & remediation

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Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated
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 Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-02-10) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~90%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated
Required action for Microsoft Windows: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-08-10. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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