CVE-2022-38730
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Docker Desktop
PublishedApr 27, 2023
First seenApr 27, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution
How to fix
Update
- docker desktop4.6.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| docker desktop | v < 4.6.0 | 4.6.0 |
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