QID 375318

Date Published: 2021-04-05

QID 375318: Docker Desktop Community Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Docker Desktop Community on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

Affecetd Version:
Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on MacOSX

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
It checks for vulnerable version of Docker.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to local privilege escalation.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a fix in Docker Desktop Community 2.5.0.0

Vendor References

CVE-2021-3162 - docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500

CVEs related to QID 375318

CVE-2021-3162 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Docker Desktop Community			desktop.docker.com/mac/stable/49427/Docker.dmg

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