CVE-2025-62220 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating notable interest. There are currently no public exploit modules or proof-of-concept code available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.