TI-2022-13568 Aliases CVE-2022-31647 GHSA-hq97-x836-5mc4

Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the…

LOW 33CWE-59Published 2023-04-27 · Updated 2025-01-31

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:::::windows:::*	before 4.6.0	Vulnerable	Docker

cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*:* Versions before 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·Docker

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31647
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq97-x836-5mc4

References

Advisory 1

https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2

Other 1

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460

TI-2025-02823 Elevation of Privilege in Docker Desktop for Windows during Upgrade due to Insecure Directory Deletion CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
TI-2024-08066 Cross-site scripting in Docker Desktop CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
TI-2024-08065 Cross-site scripting in Docker Desktop CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
TI-2022-17400 Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-15651 Docker Desktop before 3.6.0 suffers from incorrect access control. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-05770 In Docker Desktop before v4.29.0 an attacker who has gained access to the Docker Desktop… CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3

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Sources

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