CVE-2026-96206: Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux WSL2

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use of uninitialized resource in Windows Subsystem for Linux allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux WSL2: from 5.0.0.0, before 3.0.1 (fixed in 3.0.1)

Published 2026-10-13. Last modified 2026-10-13.