What is CVE-2026-102371?

CVE-2026-102371 is wsl-pro-service: Ubuntu Pro token exposed via process command-line arguments. The supplied enrichment data classifies it as Unclassified mapped to CWE-214 CWE-214.

Which versions are affected?

Affected product and version evidence is listed in the product table above. Current public advisories should be checked for exact version scope before patch targeting is finalized.

Is there active exploitation?

Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-102371. If exploitation is not confirmed from current sources, teams should document that status and continue monitoring KEV, vendor, and telemetry updates.

No. CVE-2026-102371 is not listed in CISA KEV in the supplied enrichment data. KEV status should be monitored because it can change after initial disclosure or after exploitation becomes publicly confirmed.

Is there a public exploit?

1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. Public exploit or PoC availability should raise triage priority, especially for exposed or business-critical systems.

How can defenders detect it?

Start with Not reported where available. Look for vulnerability-class behavior, product errors, suspicious authentication events, exploit probes, and abnormal process activity based only on evidence that applies to the affected product.

How should teams prioritize it?

Prioritize CVE-2026-102371 using CVSS 5.7, EPSS 0%, KEV status, public PoC status, and asset exposure. Internet-facing, privileged, or business-critical deployments should be handled first.

Are workarounds available?

The supplied mitigation guidance says to apply vendor patches and restrict external exposure until fixed. Fixed-version evidence is listed in the mitigation section above.

Which threat actors are linked publicly?

No public threat actor linkage is confirmed from current sources. Do not attribute exploitation to a threat actor unless the source evidence explicitly supports that linkage.

What should be done in the next 24 hours?

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations. Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class. Open remediation tickets with affected assets, owners, evidence status, and detection coverage so decisions are traceable.

mediumpublic exploit

CVE-2026-102371

CVE-2026-102371 — wsl-pro-service: Ubuntu Pro token exposed via process command-line arguments

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.

Published Sep 29, 2026Updated Sep 29, 2026Sources: NVD, Canonical (CNA), GitHub, GitHub Security Advisory

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.

Exploitation

Exploit code

public exploit, none observed

EPSS

Not scored

FIRST has not published a score

Affects

Canonical

4 products listed

CVSS base

5.7

medium

Remediation

The vendor's own words where we have them.

Upgrade Ubuntu Pro for WSL to a fixed release. Apply vendor patches per advisory and restrict external exposure of the affected component until patched.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record's own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found.

Identify exposed assets running affected vendor/product/version combinations.
Prioritize based on EPSS, PoC availability, and external exposure.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors, authentication anomalies, or suspicious child processes matching the vulnerability class.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and version as the advisories word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
Canonical	Ubuntu Pro for WSL	0.1.1 to < 0.1.19ubuntu2	Vulnerable
Canonical	Ubuntu Pro for WSL	0.1.1 to < 0.1.18~24.04.3	Vulnerable
Canonical	Ubuntu Pro for WSL	0.1.1 to < 0.1.18~22.04.2	Vulnerable
Canonical	Ubuntu Pro for WSL	0.1.1 to < 0.1.18~20.04.2	Vulnerable

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack Complexity

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Privileges Req

Low

User Interaction

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Source
5.7	CVSS 4.0	medium	—	—	Canonical (CNA)

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weakness & attack patterns

CWE-214

Public exploit

Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.

Repositories

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.

Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /proc, /proc/, /cmdline.
Monitor for scanner or exploit-pattern traffic after 1 public PoC repositories were reported.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first — with the readings a source repeats on a schedule counted underneath rather than listed.

2026
Added · CVSS 3.1 5.7 (AV:L)
Sep 29, 2026 · NVD
Initial · CVE published
Sep 29, 2026 · NVD
Added · GHSA-j32v-fr72-w8fv published (medium)
Sep 29, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisory

References

5 on the record

github.com/canonical/ubuntu-pro-for-wsl/commit/11c164a37b806bcf2a2304beb0d65e406739778b
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
github.com/canonical/ubuntu-pro-for-wsl/pull/1816
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-102371
Vendor Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102371
NVD
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j32v-fr72-w8fv
Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Elsewhere on this site

Canonicalevery CVE for this vendor
Unclassifiedsame class
CWE-214other pages naming this weakness

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record1

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-102371 is wsl-pro-service: Ubuntu Pro token exposed via process command-line arguments, a medium vulnerability affecting Ubuntu Pro for WSL from Canonical. The current evidence does not list it in CISA KEV, and the exploit status is: Active exploitation is not confirmed from current sources for CVE-2026-102371. Public exploit evidence is: 1 public PoC repositories reported; 0 marked weaponized in current dataset. The affected-version evidence is listed in the key facts and affected products tables. Defenders should first verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run those versions, then apply vendor patches or mitigations, restrict reachable attack surface, and preserve logs for detection review. CVSS 5.7 describes technical severity, while EPSS 0% helps estimate near-term exploit likelihood; neither replaces asset context. Unknown fields should remain explicit in tickets, and threat actor, IOC, victimology, or payload claims should not be added unless a cited source supports them. Monitor CISA KEV, vendor advisories, NVD changes, public PoC repositories, and internal telemetry for update triggers.