High severity · published Oct 27, 2025
CVE-2025-9164
Multiple DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerabilities in Docker Desktop Installer for Windows
8.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
Docker Desktop · Docker
through 4.48.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9164
docs.docker.com
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/
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