CVE-2018-0743

moderate-risk
Published 2018-01-04

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".

Do I need to act?

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6.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
43962
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.0/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (12)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
Exploit https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
Third Party Advisory https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
Exploit https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
Third Party Advisory https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low