CVE-2019-15752
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-15752 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-08-28 21:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:05:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.296280000 probability, percentile 0.979980000 (date 2026-07-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-732
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Docker |
|---|---|
| Product | Desktop Community Edition |
| Name | Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15752 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation of Privilege in Docker for Windows | by Morgan Roman | Medium | MISC | medium.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| Pony Mail! | lists.apache.org | ||
| Elevation of Privilege in Docker for Windows | by Morgan Roman | Medium | medium.com | ||
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 375594 Docker Desktop Community Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability