Microsoft Windows LNK File UI Misrepresentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of .LNK files. Crafted data in an .LNK file can cause hazardous content in the file to be invisible to a user who inspects the file via the Windows-provided user interface. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25373.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-148/ | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    03 Sep 2025, 17:31
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:10.0.22631.4169:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | |
| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8 | 
| References | () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-148/ - Third Party Advisory | |
| First Time | Microsoft Microsoft windows 11 23h2 | 
29 Aug 2025, 16:22
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| Summary | 
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26 Aug 2025, 17:15
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2025-08-26 17:15
Updated : 2025-09-03 17:31
NVD link : CVE-2025-9491
Mitre link : CVE-2025-9491
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-9491
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Products Affected
                microsoft
- windows_11_23h2
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-451
                        
            User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
