{"cve":"CVE-2018-0743","nvd":{"published":"2018-01-04T14:29:00.253","modified":"2026-06-17T01:31:34.130","status":"Modified","description":"Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10 version 1703, Windows 10 version 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka \"Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\".","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102350","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040094","https://github.com/saaramar/execve_exploit","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0743","https://twitter.com/AmarSaar/status/948892321755598848"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:56.471723566+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-0743","score":0.02843,"percentile":0.86684,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}