CVE-2018-0743

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows...

7.0 HighPublic exploit

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".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.87%Down 40.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.0

Record: CVE-2018-0743
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-0743
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-1553 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-1553
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hh9m-g5p9-8fw8 7.0

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows...

Record: GHSA-hh9m-g5p9-8fw8
CVSS 3.0: 7.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux - 'execve()' Local Privilege Escalation	2018-02-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-0743 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows 10, published January 4, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.