Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-44689

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Windows 10 Version 1809
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 (server Core Installation)
Windows 10 Version 21h1
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2022

What is CVE-2022-44689?

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Version(s)

Windows 10 Version 1809 32-bit Systems 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.3770

Windows 10 Version 1809 ARM64-based Systems 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.3770

Windows 10 Version 20H2 32-bit Systems 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.2364

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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