High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-44689
CVE-2022-44689
Description
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.0.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.22000.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.17763.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:azure:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.20348.0
- Range: 10.0.0
10.0.0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.0
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.19044.0
- (no CPE)range: 10.0.19045.0
- Range: 10.0.0
- Range: 10.0.22621.0
- Microsoft/Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)v5Range: 10.0.17763.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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