VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-3162
Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- docker/docker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/_r3ggiThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500Vendor Advisory
- https://twitter.com/_r3ggiThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.