Docker Model Runner container-to-host code execution via unsandboxed trust_remote_code in Python inference backends (Docker Docker Desktop)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 13 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Docker
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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 Python files included in any model pulled from an OCI registry, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the Docker host as the Docker Desktop user when inference is triggered. Any container on the Docker network can trigger this by calling the model-runner.docker.internal API to pull a malicious model and request inference.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | Docker |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Docker |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/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) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@docker.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-31493
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-5817
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0620 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Docker · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.62.0 < 4.68.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Docker · Docker Desktop | affected 4.62.0 < 4.68.0 |
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 |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| 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 |