Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of…

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.

Weakness

• Elevation of Privilege

Affected products

• Microsoft Corporation · Windows Subsystem for Linux

  • affected Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version1709, and Windows Server, version 1709

References (6)

• 1040094 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 43962 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 102350 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2018-0743](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2018-0743.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2018-0743)

Record last updated 17 Sept 2024, 03:38 UTC.