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CVE-2017-8622

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1703

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100040
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8622
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100040
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8622

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