CVE-2025-24084CriticalCVSS 8.4

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
July 11, 2026
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

🎯 Affected products11

  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5053603 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.3328 KB5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.20348.3270 KB5053602 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.5039 KB5053598 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.3476 KB5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) — fixed build 10.0.26100.3403 KB5053602 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22631.5039 KB5053599 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.25398.1486

🔗 References (11)