CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-26659
7.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-03-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 3.6 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.
Affected configurations
• docker docker desktop (< 4.6.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md Third Party Advisory