CVE-2026-96206
Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96206- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-908
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100195
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100195- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qc8g-6hxj-5fhr
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to...
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
GHSA-qc8g-6hxj-5fhr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-908
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96206- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-908
- 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-2026-96206 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.