Medium severity · published Mar 18, 2020
CVE-2020-10665
Docker Desktop allows local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM because it mishandles the collection of diagnostics with Administrator privileges, leading to arbitrary…
6.7
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Docker Desktop allows local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM because it mishandles the collection of diagnostics with Administrator privileges, leading to arbitrary DACL permissions overwrites and arbitrary file writes. This affects Docker Desktop Enterprise before 2.1.0.9, Docker Desktop for Windows Stable before 2.2.0.4, and Docker Desktop for Windows Edge before 2.2.2.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Desktop · Docker
before 2.1.0.9; before 2.2.0.4; before 2.2.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10665
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10665
Release Notes
https://docs.docker.com/release-notes/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-002.md
Exploit
https://github.com/spaceraccoon/CVE-2020-10665
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