CVE-2025-9074 in the critical feed json
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
published 2025-08-20 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-25308
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.
Patch / fix
- Docker Docker Desktop 4.44.3
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-52472)
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 14 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-52472 Docker Desktop 4.44.3 - Unauthenticated API Exposure local, 2026-02-04
- pvotal.tech https://pvotal.tech/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- blog.qwertysecurity.com https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Docker Docker Desktop
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
- Technology feeds
References
-
pvotal.tech
/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/
exploit, technical-description
-
blog.qwertysecurity.com
/Articles/blog3
exploit
- docs.docker.com /desktop/release-notes/#4443
- blog.qwertysecurity.com /Articles/blog3.html
- bleepingcomputer.com /news/security/critical-docker-desktop-flaw-lets-attackers-hijack-windows-hosts/
- vicarius.io /vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-mitigate-docker-desktop-vulnerability
- vicarius.io /vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-detect-docker-desktop-vulnerability
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-9074
- NVD CVE-2025-9074
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