CVE-2022-38014
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel 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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-38014- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40620
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-40620- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m4gv-frxm-mf27
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-m4gv-frxm-mf27- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-38014- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38014 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux (wsl2), published November 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.