CVE-2018-0743 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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".
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.84% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-01-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux - 'execve()' Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-02-02 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
- https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
- https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
- https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
- https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/
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