Microsoft Windows Shell COM Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Shell COM Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Shell is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. This issue is due to a flaw in its handling of remote COM objects.

Remote attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the targeted user. This may facilitate the remote compromise of affected computers.

This issue is described as a variant of the one in BID 10363 (Microsoft Windows XP Self-Executing Folder Vulnerability).