High severity · published Oct 9, 2026
CVE-2026-106581
Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages
7.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DD
Docker Desktop · Docker
before 4.92.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106581
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106581
release-notes
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4920
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