CVE-2025-9164 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

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/

History

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
Title		Multiple DLL Search Order Hijacking Vulnerabilities in Docker Desktop Installer for Windows
Weaknesses		CWE-427
References		https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published: 2025-10-27T13:53:40.216Z

Updated: 2025-10-27T14:57:54.233Z

Reserved: 2025-08-19T13:19:17.483Z

Link: CVE-2025-9164

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T14:57:42.528Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-27T14:15:42.797

Modified: 2025-10-27T14:15:42.797

Link: CVE-2025-9164

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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