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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-53788

CVE-2025-53788

Description

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

3

Microsoft/Windows Subsystem For Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_subsystem_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*range: <2.5.10
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.0.0.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53788nvdVendor Advisory

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