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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-08-26T16:25:15.179Z

Last Modified :

2025-12-05T16:28:39.831Z

Source :

zdi
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-9491 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Microsoft
  • Windows
  • Windows 11 23h2
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-9491.

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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/advisory/ADV25258226 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a55789d49c395a9b16cb56b0544266d9ecee409fa3c5fead8082f28c2aff4e76 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-148/ cve-icon cve-icon
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