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Microsoft fixes years old actively exploited .lnk flaw in Windows
Microsoft has addressed a security flaw in Windows that has been exploited since at least 2017. The company has not made an official announcement about the fix, but it was spotted by 0patch. The flaw is known as the Microsoft Windows LNK File UI Misrepresentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability and has been tracked as CVE-2025-9491. The fix was included in the November batch of updates for Windows. The vulnerability has a security score of 7…
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Microsoft Silently Patches Windows LNK Flaw After Years Of Active Exploitation - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News
Dec 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint Security Microsoft has silently plugged a security flaw that has been exploited by several threat actors since 2017 as part of the company’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, according to ACROS Security’s 0patch. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-9491 (CVSS score: 7.8/7.0), which has been described as a Windows Shortcut (LNK) file UI misinterpretation vulnerability that could lea…
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsMicrosoft Silently Patches Windows LNK Flaw After Years of Active Exploitation
Microsoft has silently plugged a security flaw that has been exploited by several threat actors since 2017 as part of the company's November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, according to ACROS Security's 0patch. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-9491 (CVSS score: 7.8/7.0), which has been described as a Windows Shortcut (LNK) file UI misinterpretation vulnerability that could lead to remote
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