# CVE-2017-8622: Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Subsystem for Linux: Windows 10 1703

## Description

Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 1703 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle handles NT pipes, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Subsystem for Linux, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8622
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100040
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039103

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