PT-2017-18442

CVE-2017-8622

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Published

2017-08-08

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Updated

2019-10-03

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux version 10 1703
Description The issue arises from the Windows Subsystem for Linux failing to properly handle handles to NT pipes, leading to an elevation of privilege. This allows attackers to affect the system.
Recommendations For Windows Subsystem for Linux version 10 1703, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
CVE-2017-8622
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