CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-38014

HighCVSS 7.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the possibility of privilege escalation by a local attacker in the WSL2 environment, which can lead to unauthorized access to Windows system resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the security update provided by Microsoft for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS