CVE-2018-0743
N/A
Published: January 4, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:31 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows 10
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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".
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploitx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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