High severity · published Mar 25, 2022
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…
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
Docker Desktop · Docker
before 4.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26659
Release Notes
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/
Release Notes
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md
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