Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2015-0096 — Untrusted Search Path in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path15 documents7 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
87.1%
top 0.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
Latest updateJan 19

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, leading to DLL loading during Windows Explorer access to the icon of a crafted shortcut, aka "DLL Planting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hq49-4fx9-hw5v: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Window↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Untrusted Search Path↗2015
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💥Exploits & PoCs

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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution↗2017-08-06
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - '.LNK' Shortcut File Code Execution (Metasploit)↗2017-07-26
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - Automatic .LNK Shortcut File Code Execution↗2010-07-18
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Metasploit
Microsoft Windows Shell LNK Code Execution↗
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Metasploit
LNK Code Execution Vulnerability↗
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

5
Talos
Following the LNK metadata trail↗2023-01-19
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2015: 14 Bulletins Released; FREAK Patched↗2015-03-10
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2015: 14 Bulletins Released; FREAK Patched↗2015-03-10
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Qualys
Patch Tuesday March 2015 | Qualys↗2015-03-10
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Qualys
Patch Tuesday March 2015 | Qualys↗2015-03-10
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