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 (WSL2) vulnerabilities
8 published CVES affecting Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2), from public sources (CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, OSV).
- Total
- 8
- Critical
- 0
- High
- 6
- Medium
- 2
- Low
- 0
- Unscored
- 0
- CISA KEV
- 0
Latest Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) 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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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
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.