CVE-2025-53788

HIGH EPSS 11.1%
Published Aug 12, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.0 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 12, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.0
Exploitability
1.0
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
11.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-367

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
microsoftwindows_subsystem_for_linux* <2.5.10

References 1

  • msrc.microsoft.com https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53788
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.