CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.
Affected products
docker: docker; microsoft: windows; apache: geode
References7
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-dock… ExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-dock… ExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24… Mailing List
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24… Mailing List
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=… US Government Resource
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
-
7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 49% percentile: 99 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-732
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