CVE-2026-102371

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

State
Published
Severity
5.7 Medium
Published
Sep 29, 2026
Updated
Sep 30, 2026
Reserved
Sep 28, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.05.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Ncanonical

Weaknesses

  • CWE-214 Invocation of process using visible sensitive information

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Ubuntu Pro for WSLCanonical
  • 0.1.1 to before 0.1.19ubuntu2Affected
  • 0.1.1 to before 0.1.18~24.04.3Affected
  • 0.1.1 to before 0.1.18~22.04.2Affected
  • 0.1.1 to before 0.1.18~20.04.2Affected

References

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