High severity · published Mar 13, 2023
CVE-2023-0628
Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary command inside a Dev Environments container during initialization by tricking a user to open a crafted…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary command inside a Dev Environments container during initialization by tricking a user to open a crafted malicious docker-desktop:// URL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
Docker Desktop · Docker
before 4.17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0628
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0628
Release Notes
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4170
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