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CVE-2026-57973: windows subsystem for linux before 2.7.10 (exclusive); +1 more affected products
CVE-2026-57973. CVSS 3.1 base score 4.7 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00217 (percentile 0.11529), scored 24-Oct-2026. Fixed version: d35043c24e6d3d84b68dae1e862c20d67436f505.
Affected technology
windows subsystem for linux · before 2.7.10 (exclusive)
microsoft
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) · 5.0.0.0 to before 2.7.10
Microsoft
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
An authorized attacker can perform tampering locally. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 6.3/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as none. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 4.7/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as none; integrity impact as high.
- CWE
- CWE-367
- CCR priority
- 18.9 /100 (P5)
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.00217 · percentile 0.11529 · 2026-10-24
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 01:28:19.133527+00:00 UTC
- OSV.dev · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 16:38:25.544256+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-57973.html