CVE-2022-44689

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
13
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20h2Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h1+10 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 13

Description

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages13 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.17763.0 — 10.0.17763.3770
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_202210.0.20348.0 — 10.0.20348.1366
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_180910.0.17763.0 — 10.0.17763.3770+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_20h210.0.0 — 10.0.19042.2364

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-gx7f-wjc7-76h3: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-12-13
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CVEList
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-12-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-12-13
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CVE-2022-44689 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) | cvebase.io