CVE-2019-15752: Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2019-15752 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to escalate privileges by placing a malicious docker-credential-wincred.exe file in a specific ProgramData directory. The vulnerability is triggered when an administrative or service user authenticates, restarts Docker, or executes a login command.
Yes. CVE-2019-15752 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2019-15752?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Docker Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-15752?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2019-15752 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-15752?
Check whether you run Docker Desktop Community Edition. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Docker Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1
Timeline
2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog