CVE-2025-24084 — Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive Summary

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

Overview

8.4

CVSS HIGH

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Mar 11 2025

Last Updated Mar 11 2025

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00653 — 0.46389 percentile

NVD CVSS 8.4 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

High

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 7.3

EPSS Score

0.00653

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.46389 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

5 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems	`5053602 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5053598 (Security Update) 5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5051987 5052105 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.3476 10.0.26100.3403 Yes None Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems 5053598 (Security Update) 5053636 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5051987 5052105 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.26100.3476 10.0.26100.3403 Yes None Windows Server 2022 5053603 (Security Update) 5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5051979 5052106 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3328 10.0.20348.3270 Yes None Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) 5053603 (Security Update) 5053638 (SecurityHotpatchUpdate) Critical Remote Code Execution 5051979 5052106 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 10.0.20348.3328 10.0.20348.3270 Yes None Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)	`5053599 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes

Patches

2 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5053602`	Security Update	Yes
`5053599`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Benot Sevens and Vlad Stolyarov of Google Threat Analysis Group

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD