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CVE-2010-2568

Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

IN CISA KEV

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.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
CVSS
No score recorded (no NVD record loaded for this entry)
Published
Not recorded
NVD modified
Not recorded

CISA KEV

Date added
2022-09-15
Due date
2022-10-06
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS

91.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 99th)

FIRST EPSS, updated 17 Oct 2026. About EPSS

CVSS is severity, EPSS is likelihood, KEV means already exploited. EPSS is a statistical probability, not a certainty: a low score does not make a bug safe, and a high one does not prove it is being exploited.

Data last updated 18 Oct 2026. Sources: NVD API 2.0, CISA KEV catalog, FIRST EPSS. Links: NVD, CISA KEV. Metadata only. ThreatWire does not host exploit code.