CVE-2018-8337: Microsoft Windows 10

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles case sensitivity, aka "Windows Subsystem for Linux Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: version 1709 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: version 1709 only

Published 2018-09-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.