CVE-2019-15752

high-risk
Published 2019-08-28

Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.

Do I need to act?

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49.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 51% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
48388
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Apache Docker

References (7)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privil...
Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741...
Exploit https://medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-wi...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privil...
Mailing List https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741...
Exploit https://medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-wi...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-...
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 32/34 · Critical
Exposure 7/34 · Low