CVE-2025-9074: critical vulnerability in Docker Desktop
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
Published · Updated
50Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.3epss 1.9%
from disclosure to weapon3 days
Published on NVDAug 20
1st PoC+3d
exploitation probability
1.9%top 21% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
22 public exploit(s)
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.
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
Affected products
Docker · Docker Desktoppublic PoCs found — 22
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References
https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3.htmlhttps://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443https://pvotal.tech/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-docker-desktop-flaw-lets-attackers-hijack-windows-hosts/https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-detect-docker-desktop-vulnerabilityhttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-mitigate-docker-desktop-vulnerability