Microsoft Silently Fixes 8-Year Windows Security Flaw

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allowed cybercriminals to hide malicious commands from users inspecting files through ...

Microsoft "mitigates" Windows LNK flaw exploited as zero-day

Microsoft has silently mitigated a high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability exploited by multiple state-backed and cybercrime ...

Microsoft Issues Unannounced Patch for Zero-Day LNK Vulnerability Used in Real-World Attacks

Microsoft quietly patched CVE-2025-9491, a Windows LNK flaw abused by state actors since 2017 for malware attacks ...
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Microsoft Silently Patches Windows LNK Flaw After Years of Active Exploitation

In other words, these shortcut files are crafted such that viewing their properties in Windows conceals the malicious ...
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Windows 11 zero-day security vulnerability gets partial fix from Microsoft

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a partial mitigation for the high-severity Windows LNK vulnerability, CVE-2025-9491, which ...
The Register on MSN

Microsoft quietly shuts down Windows shortcut flaw after years of espionage abuse

Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a ...
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Despite Microsoft’s secret patch, LNK loophole remains viable for hackers to deliver malware

Microsoft has released a patch for link (LNK) files. However, it does not stop hackers from abusing them to deliver malware.
Business Times

Microsoft Quietly Fixes Windows LNK Zero-Day After Years of Global Exploitation by State Hackers

Microsoft quietly issued a fix for a long-exploited Windows zero-day vulnerability in its November security updates, closing ...