Docker Desktop logs can expose the Docker Hub access token

Summary

CVECVE-2026-123082
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerDocker
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-10 15:17:16 UTC
Updated2026-11-10 15:17:16 UTC
DescriptionDocker Desktop before version 4.94.0 could write the signed-in user's Docker Hub access token (a JWT) in cleartext to application logs and diagnostics bundles. IPC payloads that were bare JSON strings or arrays were not redacted before logging, and a Docker Desktop component logged the token when it requested it from the backend. An attacker with read access to these files could obtain the token and use it to read and modify the user's Docker Hub data as that user while the token remains valid. Docker Desktop 4.94.0 redacts these payloads. The fix does not rewrite logs written by earlier versions, which can still contain tokens after upgrading.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/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

Problem Types: CWE-532 | CWE-532 CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.7MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS5.7MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/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 4.43.0 4.94.0 semver Linux, MacOS, Windows
CNA Docker Docker Desktop unaffected 4.94.0 semver Linux, MacOS, 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

Additional Advisory Data

Workarounds

CNA: Restrict access to existing local application logs and diagnostics bundles that may contain tokens, and delete or sanitize copies of them.

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