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  • High 8.2

    Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages

    Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could exec…

  • High 7.1
    CVE-2026-17106 Public exploit

    Tar extraction in moby/go-archive can write outside the destination directory via link following

    The tar extraction routines in moby/go-archive (Unpack, UnpackLayer, Untar/UntarUncompressed, and the ApplyLayer helpers) do not confine filesystem operations to the destination directory. The extractor decides where each archive entry lands using lexical str…

  • High 8.2

    Unbounded recursion in grpcfuse kernel module allows container to crash Docker Desktop VM

    Fixed a VM panic caused by unbounded recursion in the grpcfuse kernel module when a container created deeply nested directories on a bind-mounted host folder and triggered a dentry invalidation event. This issue has been fixed in Docker Desktop 4.76.0.

  • High 8.2
    CVE-2026-5843 Public exploit

    Docker Model Runner container-to-host code execution via MLX-LM model_file importlib loading

    The MLX inference backend in Docker Model Runner on macOS uses the MLX-LM library, which unconditionally imports and executes arbitrary Python files from model directories via the model_file configuration field in config.json. When a model's config.json speci…

  • High 8.2
    CVE-2026-5817 Public exploit

    Docker Model Runner container-to-host code execution via unsandboxed trust_remote_code in Python inference backends

    The vllm-metal inference backend in Docker Model Runner on macOS unconditionally sets trust_remote_code=True when loading model tokenizers, and runs without sandboxing. This causes transformers.AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained() to import and execute arbitrary P…

  • High 8.8

    Docker Desktop Enhanced Container Isolation bypass via --use-api-socket CLI flag

    The Docker CLI --use-api-socket flag bypasses Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) restrictions in Docker Desktop. When ECI is enabled, Docker socket mounts from containers are denied unless explicitly allowed via the admin-settings configuration. However, the …

  • High 8.8

    Multiple DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerabilities in Docker Desktop Installer for Windows

    Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL…

  • High 8.7

    Docker Desktop with ECI Fails to Enforce Socket Command Restrictions

    In a hardened Docker environment, with Enhanced Container Isolation ( ECI https://docs.docker.com/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/enhanced-container-isolation/ ) enabled, an administrator can utilize the command restrictions feature https://docs.docker.c…

  • High 7.3

    Elevation of Privilege in Docker Desktop for Windows during Upgrade due to Insecure Directory Deletion

    A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the …

  • High 8.9

    Docker Desktop before v4.34.3 allows RCE via unsanitized GitHub source link in Build view

    Docker Desktop before v4.34.3 allows RCE via unsanitized GitHub source link in Build view.

  • High 8.9

    A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via crafted extension publisher-url/additional-urls could be abused by a malicious extension in Docker Desktop before 4.34.2.

    A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via crafted extension publisher-url/additional-urls could be abused by a malicious extension in Docker Desktop before 4.34.2.

  • High 7.3

    In Docker Desktop before v4.29.0 an attacker who has gained access to the Docker Desktop VM through a container breakout can further escape to the host by passing extensions and dashboard related IPC messages

    In Docker Desktop before v4.29.0, an attacker who has gained access to the Docker Desktop VM through a container breakout can further escape to the host by passing extensions and dashboard related IPC messages. Docker Desktop v4.29.0 https://docs.docker.com/d…

  • High 7.2

    In Docker Desktop on Windows before 4.12.0 an argument injection to installer may result in LPE

    In Docker Desktop on Windows before 4.12.0 an argument injection to installer may result in local privilege escalation (LPE).This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

  • High 8.0

    Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via query parameters in message-box route

    Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via query parameters in message-box route. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

  • High 8.0

    Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog

    Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

  • High 8.0

    Docker Desktop before 4.23.0 allows Access Token theft via a crafted extension icon URL

    Docker Desktop before 4.23.0 allows Access Token theft via a crafted extension icon URL. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.23.0.

  • High 7.1

    Docker Desktop before 4.23.0 allows Enhanced Container Isolation bypass via debug shell

    Docker Desktop before 4.23.0 allows an unprivileged user to bypass Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) restrictions via the debug shell which remains accessible for a short time window after launching Docker Desktop. The affected functionality is available for…

  • High 7.1

    Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an unprivileged user to bypass Enhanced Container Isolation restrictions via the raw Docker socket and launch privileged containers

    Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an unprivileged user to bypass Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) restrictions by setting the Docker host to docker.raw.sock, or npipe:////.pipe/docker_engine_linux on Windows, via the -H (--host) CLI flag or the DOCKER_HOS…