CVE-2026-96206: medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Published · Updated
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.5epss 0.4%
exploitation probability
0.4%top 68% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)Related CVEs — Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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