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CVE-2018-0743

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-04 · updated 2026-06-17

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 products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 1709
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version1709, and Windows Server, version 1709

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
• https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
• https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094
• https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743
• https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43962/

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