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CVE-2022-31647

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-04-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

Affected products

• Docker Desktop: before 4.6.0 — fixed in 4.6.0

How to fix

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

References

• https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
• https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2
• https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
• https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2

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