CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-07-20•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-57968Microsoft · Windows_subsystem_for_linux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
24
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 76% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Buffer over-read in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-14
Modified 2026-07-20
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-57968Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux"All exposed Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Windows Subsystem For Linux"HTTP body or banner mentions "Windows Subsystem For Linux" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-57968Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-57968Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-57968Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-57968GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-57968" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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