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TI-2022-18250 Aliases CVE-2022-38730GHSA-pmgh-8j9v-4xhf

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the…

Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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 for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st 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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38730
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmgh-8j9v-4xhf

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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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