CVE-2024-20681 HIGH

CVE-2024-20681: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows Server 2022
Weakness CWE-416
Published January 9, 2024
Last update June 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2024 CVE published
June 3, 2025 Record updated