High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8441

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Subsystem for Linuxllm-fuzzy
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8441nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105271nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041641nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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