CVE-2025-24084

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 11, 2025 at 04:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:58 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2022Windows Server 2025Windows 11 24H2

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.0.22621.503910.0.22621.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22621.503910.0.22621.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22621.5039, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.22631.503910.0.22631.0 ≤ v < 10.0.22631.503910.0.22631.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.22631.5039, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.340310.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.347610.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3403, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3476, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.20348.327010.0.20348.0 ≤ v < 10.0.20348.332810.0.20348.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.3270, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.20348.3328, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.25398.148610.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.148610.0.25398.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1486, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.0.26100.340310.0.26100.0 ≤ v < 10.0.26100.347610.0.26100.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3403, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.26100.3476, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.25398.0 ≤ v < 10.0.25398.1486
Affected range stops below 10.0.25398.1486, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.4HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-822

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