High
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-57968
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-57968
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.0.0.0",
"lessThan": "2.7.8",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-57968
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #15535 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date