com.docker.vmnetd in Docker Desktop 2.3.0.3 allows privilege escalation because of a lack of client verification.
Priority LOW 35CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
com.docker.vmnetd in Docker Desktop 2.3.0.3 allows privilege escalation because of a lack of client verification.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00681 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15360
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg4x-5mmv-p8gp
References
More Docker Desktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-00593 Code injection in Docker Desktop CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-00592 Cross-site scripting in Docker Desktop CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04753 Docker Desktop before 4.23.0 allows Enhanced Container Isolation bypass via debug shell CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05623 Docker Desktop Enhanced Container Isolation bypass via --use-api-socket CLI flag CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05122 Docker Model Runner container-to-host code execution via MLX-LM model_file importlib loading CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05098 Docker Model Runner container-to-host code execution via unsandboxed trust_remote_code in Python inference backends CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15360 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15360 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wg4x-5mmv-p8gp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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