CVE-2022-44689
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
- Low
- 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-2022-44689- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-47623
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-47623- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gx7f-wjc7-76h3
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-gx7f-wjc7-76h3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-44689- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows subsystem for linux (wsl2)
- microsoft windows subsystem for linux
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 22h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
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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-2022-44689 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux (wsl2), published December 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.