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CVE-2026-57973

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Published: Jul 14, 2026Modified: Jul 20, 2026

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4.7
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (1)

Microsoft
1 product
Windows Subsystem For Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Windows Subsystem For Linux
Before 2.7.10

Related CWEs

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (1)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory

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