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TI-2021-02245 Aliases CVE-2021-3162GHSA-5j4r-qj38-wg6g

Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

Priority LOW 33CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
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-295.

Summary

Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00176 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*before 2.5.0.0VulnerableDocker
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Docker
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3162
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j4r-qj38-wg6g

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-11833 Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-04061 runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • 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
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Sources

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