CVE-2025-62220: windows subsystem for linux before 2.6.2 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2025-62220. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.0072 (percentile 0.53012), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

windows subsystem for linux · before 2.6.2 (exclusive)
microsoft

Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI · 1.0.0 to before 2.6.2
Microsoft

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · User interaction required

What an attacker can do

An unauthorized attacker can execute code over a network. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 18-Oct-2026 22:52 UTC

CWE: CWE-122
CCR priority: 35.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.0072 · percentile 0.53012 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 22:50:08.248207+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-62220.html