CVE-2026-32202 actively exploited after April 27 advisory fix, exposing NTLMv2 hashes via zero-click SMB authentication.
Eeek! All versions of Microsoft Windows have a nasty shortcut-file vulnerability, it has emerged. Simply displaying the icon of a crafty .LNK file will cause malware infection. The Stuxnet worm has ...
Beware these dangerous Windows LNK files. Update, June 9, 2025: This story, originally published on June 8, has been updated with a statement from Microsoft regarding the latest ongoing cyberattacks ...
Microsoft’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday fixed 63 flaws, including CVE-2025-9491 in Windows LNK files The bug let attackers hide malicious commands in shortcut files, enabling RCE attacks Exploited ...
Forensic investigators use LNK shortcut files to recover metadata about recently accessed files, including files deleted after the time of access. In a recent investigation, FireEye Mandiant ...
Incomplete patch for a Windows SmartScreen and Windows Shell security prompts bypass created a new bug enabling zero-click ...
We have reported on the use of LNK files by Emotet, Qbot, and IcedID, in all cases masquerading as a Word document to trick the recipient into opening it. However, these link files can be used to ...
A third-party patch management company is cutting short attackers’ use of LNK files to smuggle in malicious commands, while Microsoft prefers to tell the whole story. A longstanding problem with the ...