CVE-2018-8441
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2018-8441 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by KB4457128, released September 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.0
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0108
65th percentile
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.</p>