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CVE-2025-9491

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.68864
Risk score
42.5
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2025-08-26
Modified
2025-12-05
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2025-28860, GHSA-6RF6-F9QG-8V94
Products
Microsoft:Windows 11 Enterprise 23H2 22631.4169 x64
Sources
euvd EUVD-2025-28860

Description

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.

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