HIGH 7.0 Microsoft
CVE-2025-53788
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2025-Aug: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Products
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53788
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53788
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 was published on 2025-08-12 via Microsoft. Affected: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2).
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