An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Related CVEs

CVE-2018-8441

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-jwcq-xvfw-fhfj

Published

May 14, 2022 2:02 AM

Last Modified

May 14, 2022 2:02 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: July 29, 2025 6:37 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.