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Medium · 5.7 CVE-2026-102371 EUVD-2026-88962GHSA-j32v-fr72-w8fv

wsl-pro-service: Ubuntu Pro token exposed via process command-line arguments

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by canonical

Description

In wsl-pro-service before 0.1.19ubuntu3, the service component which runs as root inside each WSL instance attaches the instance to Ubuntu Pro by executing the pro client with the Ubuntu Pro token passed as a command-line argument (pro attach <token>). On systems where /proc is mounted without process-hiding mitigations (such as hidepid), which is the default in WSL, an unprivileged local user or process in the same WSL instance can read the token from /proc/<pid>/cmdline while the attach process is running. The leaked token could then be used to attach other machines to the victim's Ubuntu Pro subscription and gain unauthorized access to Ubuntu Pro services.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Canonical Ubuntu Pro for WSL 0.1.1 – < 0.1.19ubuntu2, 0.1.1 – < 0.1.18~24.04.3, 0.1.1 – < 0.1.18~22.04.2, 0.1.1 – < 0.1.18~20.04.2 0.1.19ubuntu2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS wsl-pro-service 0.1.19ubuntu2.1 USN-8892-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS wsl-pro-service 0.1.18~24.04.4 USN-8892-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wsl-pro-service 0.1.18~22.04.3 USN-8892-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS wsl-pro-service 0.1.18~20.04.2+esm1 USN-8892-1

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