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CVE-2026-57968

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 41/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 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

Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (2)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) 5.0.0.0 < 2.7.8
microsoft windows_subsystem_for_linux < 2.7.8

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

0.33%
Raw Score 0.003330
Percentile 26.6%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00333
2026-10-28
0.00333

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →

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