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CVE-2026-57968

31
FAUCET Score

Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

First published: Jul 14, 2026Last modified: Jul 14, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0031 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)Fixed in: 2.7.8
View patch
microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-Jul/CVE-2026-57968Important

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

Jul 14, 2026

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57968
Vendor Advisory