CVE-2022-26659

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-26659
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-25 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-01 15:56:00 UTC
DescriptionDocker 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-59

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Docker Docker Desktop All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories/CVE-2022-26659.md at master · hmnthabit/Advisories · GitHub MISC github.com
Redirecting… MISC docs.docker.com
Advisories/CVE-2022-26659.md at master · hmsec/Advisories · GitHub MISC github.com
Docker for Windows release notes | Docker Documentation MISC docs.docker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376532 Docker Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities
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