CVE-2026-102204

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-10-13 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) 5.0.0.0 < 3.0.1

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

41 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10.0 v3.1
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

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.40%
Raw Score 0.003990
Percentile 34.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00399
2026-10-28
0.00399

Intelligence Sources

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