High severity · published Apr 27, 2023
CVE-2022-37326
Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This can indirectly lead to privilege escalation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Desktop · Docker
before 4.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37326
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37326
Release Notes
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2
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