Critical severity · published Aug 20, 2025
CVE-2025-9074
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
9.3
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled.
This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
Docker Desktop · Docker
4.25 before 4.44.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9074
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9074
docs.docker.com
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443
blog.qwertysecurity.com
https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3.html
pvotal.tech
https://pvotal.tech/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/
www.bleepingcomputer.com
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-docker-desktop-flaw-lets-attackers-hijack-windows-hosts/
www.vicarius.io
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-detect-docker-desktop-vulnerability
www.vicarius.io
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-mitigate-docker-desktop-vulnerability
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