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Publication date: 2025-11-11

Last updated on: 2025-11-14

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-11

Last Modified

2025-11-14

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-62220

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	windows_subsystem_for_linux	to 2.6.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-122	A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over a network.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on your system remotely, potentially leading to full system compromise, data loss, or disruption of services.

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