Title: CVE-2025-53788 — What the WSL2 TOCTOU kernel vulnerability means for Windows users (deep technical briefing + practical guidance)
Executive summary
On August 2025’s Patch cycle Microsoft confirmed a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) kernel security fix identified as CVE‑2025‑53788...
cve-2025-53788
edr
enterprise security
hardening
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local privilege escalation
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opensourcewsl
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windows subsystem for linux
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