CVE-2022-26659 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.1