CVE-2022-34292 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to overwrite any file through a symlink attack on the hyperv/create dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the DataFolder parameter for DockerDesktop.vhdx, a similar issue to CVE-2022-31647.

Published: 2023-04-27

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37252	Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to overwrite any file through a symlink attack on the hyperv/create dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the DataFolder parameter for DockerDesktop.vhdx, a similar issue to CVE-2022-31647.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2

History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Docker Desktop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-31T19:14:04.794Z

Reserved: 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-34292

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:07:16.093Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-27T20:15:40.070

Modified: 2025-01-31T20:15:29.057

Link: CVE-2022-34292

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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