One of the latest features coming out in Windows is the new Windows Subsystem for Linux. This brand new system provides translations for Linux syscalls via a new kernel interface. This talk will go over the technical details of this brand new interface with a focus on it's security implications. We'll go over features that might be beneficial to be leveraged by pentesters as well as what how the new subsystem can be abused by local exploits targeting Windows. As a member of the Research and Development team at SecureState,