High severity · published Oct 4, 2021
CVE-2021-41092
Docker CLI is the command line interface for the docker container runtime
7.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docker CLI is the command line interface for the docker container runtime. A bug was found in the Docker CLI where running `docker login my-private-registry.example.com` with a misconfigured configuration file (typically `~/.docker/config.json`) listing a `credsStore` or `credHelpers` that could not be executed would result in any provided credentials being sent to `registry-1.docker.io` rather than the intended private registry. This bug has been fixed in Docker CLI 20.10.9. Users should update to this version as soon as possible. For users unable to update ensure that any configured credsStore or credHelpers entries in the configuration file reference an installed credential helper that is executable and on the PATH.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
Command Line Interface · Docker
before 20.10.9 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41092
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41092
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-222547.pdf
Patch
https://github.com/docker/cli/commit/893e52cf4ba4b048d72e99748e0f86b2767c6c6b
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/docker/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-99pg-grm5-qq3v
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5Q6G6I4W5COQE25QMC7FJY3I3PAYFBB/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNFADTCHHYWVM6W4NJ6CB4FNFM2VMBIB/
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