CVE-2022-26659
Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- docker/docker desktop
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.mdThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.