# CVE-2019-15752: Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15752-docker-desktop-community-edition-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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.

Technologies: [Docker Desktop Community Edition](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/docker-desktop). Vendors: [Docker](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/docker).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2019-15752 exploited in the wild?** 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
- 2021-11-03: disclosed