The LNK vulnerability was used to launch remote code execution in cyber-espionage, data theft, and fraud attacks.

Microsoft has silently mitigated CVE-2025-9491, a Windows vulnerability exploited to distribute malware via LNK files ...

Malicious LNK shortcuts expose a long-standing weakness in Windows.

Windows users have been urged to practice caution. Microsoft warns Windows users of a cyberattack exploiting a longstanding LNK file vulnerability. The vulnerability, ZDI-CAN-25373, is being actively ...

You might encounter a situation where you may not be able to open any .exe files or shortcut link files, i.e., EXE or LNK files. You might instead get a “Open with” dialog box, or it may open the file ...