CVE-2022-34292

Docker Desktop: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVE-2022-34292 is fixed in Docker Desktop on 1 platform by Docker Desktop 4.6.0 (version 4.6.0), released March 14, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.1

No vendor severity

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0033

26th percentile

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to overwrite any file through a symlink attack on the hyperv/create dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the DataFolder parameter for DockerDesktop.vhdx, a similar issue to CVE-2022-31647.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Windows apps
Docker Desktop	4.6.0	Docker Desktop 4.6.0	Mar 14, 2022

Details

Published
April 27, 2023
Weakness
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Vendor advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34292

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