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CVE-2026-57973

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
14/07/2026
Last modified:
20/07/2026

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
6.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* 2.7.10 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools