TI-2022-17400 Aliases CVE-2022-37326 GHSA-4x95-p9f4-3p7r

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file…

LOW 36CWE-863Published 2023-04-27 · Updated 2025-01-31

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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This can indirectly lead to privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00298 22nd 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-2022-37326
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x95-p9f4-3p7r

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-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
TI-2023-01694 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Docker Desktop CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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