CVE-2022-37326 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This can indirectly lead to privilege escalation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

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 0.00032.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Docker	Desktop

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39961	Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to delete (or create) any file through the dockerBackendV2 windowscontainers/start API by controlling the pidfile field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This can indirectly lead to privilege escalation.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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
Weaknesses		CWE-863
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2025-01-31T19:12:59.334Z

Reserved: 2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-37326

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:29:20.897Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-27T20:15:40.113

Modified: 2025-01-31T20:15:29.257

Link: CVE-2022-37326

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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