Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg68-prcj-h956
References
Exploit 2
More Docker vulnerabilities
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- TI-2019-10626 In Docker 19.03.x before 19.03.1 linked against the GNU C Library (aka glibc), code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07591 Docker 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00046 Improper input validation in docker.io CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07590 Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2018-11067 HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-15752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15752 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pg68-prcj-h956 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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