CVE-2018-15664

Docker Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2018-15664 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by docker.io 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3, released May 22, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

HighPublicly disclosed
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0343
88th percentile

<p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>CVE-2018-15664 describes a vulnerability in the Docker runtime (and the underlying community project, Moby) wherein a malicious/compromised container can acquire full read/write access to the host operating system where that container is running. The vulnerability depends on the way that the Docker runtime handles symbolic links and is most directly exploitable through the Docker copy API (‘docker cp’ in the Docker CLI).</p> <p><strong>What is the risk for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure IoT Edge customers?</strong></p> <p>The risk for AKS and Azure IoT Edge customers is minimal as the following need to be true:</p> <ul> <li>A container on the host must be compromised.</li> <li>The attacker must have access to the host machine, as the docker API is not exposed by default from outside of the host.</li> </ul>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
docker-stable · opensuse-leap 15.6 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1 Oct 11, 2025
docker-stable · sles 15.6 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1 Oct 11, 2025
docker-stable · sles 15.7 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1 Oct 11, 2025
docker.io · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 docker.io 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 May 22, 2019
golang-docker-dev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 golang-docker-dev 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 May 22, 2019
golang-github-docker-docker-dev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 golang-github-docker-docker-dev 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 May 22, 2019
vim-syntax-docker · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 vim-syntax-docker 18.09.7-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 May 22, 2019