FKIE_CVE-2026-57973

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-14 18:18 - Updated: 2026-07-14 20:35
Severity
6.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57973
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "product": "Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
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  "lastModified": "2026-07-14T20:35:32.720",
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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  "published": "2026-07-14T18:18:35.460",
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          "value": "CWE-367"
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}



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