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CVE-2025-9074

Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers

Published: Aug 20, 2025Updated: Sep 25, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-668
NVD MITRE
8.6CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
H
I:HIntegrity
H
A:HAvailability
H
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Weaknesses

CWE-668

Affected Products

Docker DesktopDocker
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
Docker DesktopDocker Inc.
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
dockercommercialUSCloud & SaaS
docker inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka docker

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443
docs.docker.com
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443
docs.docker.com
https://www.security.land/critical-docker-desktop-vulnerability-exposes-container-api-access-risk/
security.land
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Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 25, 2025

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