Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog

published 2023-09-25 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-12659

cvss: 8.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog.

This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Docker Inc. Docker Desktop 4.12.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-24)

Exploit prediction

0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Docker Inc. Docker Desktop

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Technology feeds

Docker rss critical rss

References

docs.docker.com /desktop/release-notes/#4120
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-0625
NVD CVE-2023-0625

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Summary