CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-57968
Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)","vendor":"Microsoft","versions":[{"lessThan":"2.7.8","status":"affected","version":"5.0.0.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f09069cb3b1377a2e3d9cf9135b287ae93ab508874768d47ebb7548b3f791f07 · sha256:9492e01c7c3859a9… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f09069cb3b1377a2e3d9cf9135b287ae93ab508874768d47ebb7548b3f791f07 · sha256:9492e01c7c3859a9… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-126","description":"CWE-126: Buffer Over-read","lang":"en-US","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f09069cb3b1377a2e3d9cf9135b287ae93ab508874768d47ebb7548b3f791f07 · sha256:9492e01c7c3859a9… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"],"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57968"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f09069cb3b1377a2e3d9cf9135b287ae93ab508874768d47ebb7548b3f791f07 · sha256:9492e01c7c3859a9… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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