Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-8622

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-2v69-cv79-6qfc

Published

May 13, 2022 1:47 AM

Last Modified

May 13, 2022 1:47 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: August 30, 2025 6:32 AM

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