CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8622
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-08-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1703
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100040 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8622 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100040 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8622 Patch, Vendor Advisory