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CVE-2021-3162

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

Affected products

• Docker Engine: before 2.5.0.0 — fixed in 2.5.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Docker Engine 2.5.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500
• https://twitter.com/_r3ggi
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500
• https://twitter.com/_r3ggi

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