GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc

GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .LNK file, which is not properly handled during icon display in Windows Explorer or any other application that parses the icon of the shortcut. aka "LNK Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

8.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-v5x6-r6hp-xgpc/fixes/registry"

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