CVE-2025-53788

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

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.0 High

Status

Analyzed - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2025-08-12

Last modified

2026-02-26

Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected products

• Windows Subsystem For Linux (Microsoft)

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53788