{
  "cveId": "CVE-2022-38730",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-38730",
  "summary": "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.",
  "title": "Docker Desktop: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027)",
  "description": "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.",
  "published": "2023-04-27T20:15:40Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 6.3,
  "cwe": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access (\u0027Link Following\u0027)",
  "epss": 0.0029,
  "epssPercentile": 0.21697,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38730",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Docker Desktop",
      "fixedVersion": "4.6.0",
      "fix": "Docker Desktop 4.6.0",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/docker.dockerdesktop-4.6.0",
      "released": "2022-03-14T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T13:06:02Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}