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CVE-2022-26659

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.

Affected products

• Docker Inc. Docker Desktop: before 4.6.0 — fixed in 4.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Docker Inc. Docker Desktop 4.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/
• https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md
• https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/
• https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md

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