Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers (Docker Docker Desktop)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.90 % · percentile 80 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Docker
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
References
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443
- https://pvotal.tech/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/
- https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3
- https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3.html
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-docker-desktop-flaw-lets-attackers-hijack-windows-hosts/
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-mitigate-docker-desktop-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-detect-docker-desktop-vulnerability
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | Docker |
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · security@docker.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-25308
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-9074
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Docker · Docker Desktop | affected 4.25 < 4.44.3 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |