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Guo Zhipan

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PT-2019-3050
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2019-08-13
Microsoft · Windows Subsystem For Linux · CVE-2019-1185
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (affected versions not specified) **Description** The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which can be exploited to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this by running such an application, potentially allowing them to execute code with elevated permissions. The vulnerability is due to a stack corruption in Windows Subsystem for Linux. **Recommendations** At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.