Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Eflow
CVE-2022-38014
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Azure Eflow — versions 1.4.0.0
- Microsoft Azure_iot_edge_for_linux
- Microsoft Windows_subsystem_for_linux
- Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux (Wsl2) — versions 5.0.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38014?
- CVE-2022-38014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Eflow, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38014?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38014 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.