Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 2286198

Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Published: July 16, 2010 | Updated: August 02, 2010

Version: 2.0

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS10-046 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS10-046. The vulnerability addressed is the Shortcut Icon Loading Vulnerability - CVE-2010-2568.

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Revisions:

  • V1.0 (July 16, 2010): Advisory published.
  • V2.0 (August 2, 2010): Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

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