Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-106581
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerDocker
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-09 14:17:18 UTC
Updated2026-10-09 17:16:45 UTC
DescriptionBefore 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.000750000 probability, percentile 0.000790000 (date 2026-10-11)

Problem Types: CWE-347 | CWE-347 CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.2HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Docker Docker Desktop affected 4.92.0 semver Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes [email protected] docs.docker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Trung Nguyen (@everping) of CyStack (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Workarounds

CNA: Do not run Docker Desktop Installer.exe with untrusted -package files.

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