CVE-2022-38730

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

CVE-2022-38730 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: Routine.

Routine

CVSS

6.3

No vendor severity

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0029

21st percentile

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.

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-2022-38730

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