CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-07-20•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-57973Microsoft · Windows_subsystem_for_linux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
5
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 95% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-14
Modified 2026-07-20
External references
Search for exposed instances
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Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-57973Hosts 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-2026-57973Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-57973Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-57973Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-57973GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-57973" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-57973 on GitHub.
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