CVE-2018-0743
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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".
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploitExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploitExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.