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2 vulnerabilities found for Docker Desktop by Docker
CVE-2025-9164 (GCVE-0-2025-9164)
Vulnerability from nvd
Published
2025-10-27 13:53
Modified
2025-10-28 03:56
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
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 placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Docker Desktop |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.48.0 |
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CVE-2025-9164 (GCVE-0-2025-9164)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-10-27 13:53
Modified
2025-10-28 03:56
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Summary
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 placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
References
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Version: 0 ≤ 4.48.0 |
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