Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Product
Microsoft windows subsystem for linux vulnerabilities
14 published CVES affecting Microsoft windows subsystem for linux, from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 14
- Critical
- 1
- High
- 9
- Medium
- 4
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest Microsoft windows subsystem for linux CVEs
Newest publication first
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HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.40%
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MediumCVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.44%
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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HighCVSS 7.0 EPSS 0.21%
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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MediumCVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.22%
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
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CVE-2026-57968 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PublishedHighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.33%Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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HighCVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.72%
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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CVE-2025-53788 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PublishedHighCVSS 7.0 EPSS 0.24%Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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CVE-2022-44689 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PublishedHighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.50%Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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CVE-2022-38014 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
PublishedHighCVSS 7.0 EPSS 0.38%Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.0%
Visual Studio Code WSL Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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HighCVSS 7.0 EPSS 2.9% Public exploit
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
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MediumCVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.7%
The Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux on Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".
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MediumCVSS 4.7 EPSS 1.6%
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703, allows a denial of service vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability".
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HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.3%
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Sources: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV and public exploit-reference metadata. Product matching comes from the published CVE records. A proof-of-concept means public code exists; it is not evidence of exploitation.