Docker Desktop up to 4.40.x Registry Access Management authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Docker Desktop up to 4.40.x and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Registry Access Management. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-4095. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Docker Desktop up to 4.40.x. Affected is an unknown code of the component Registry Access Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Registry Access Management (RAM) is a security feature allowing administrators to restrict access for their developers to only allowed registries. When a MacOS configuration profile is used to enforce organization sign-in, the RAM policies are not being applied, which would allow Docker Desktop users to pull down unapproved, and potentially malicious images from any registry.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.docker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-4095 since 04/29/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.41.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Virtualization Software

Vendor

• Docker

Name

• Desktop

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10
• 4.11
• 4.12
• 4.13
• 4.14
• 4.15
• 4.16
• 4.17
• 4.18
• 4.19
• 4.20
• 4.21
• 4.22
• 4.23
• 4.24
• 4.25
• 4.26
• 4.27
• 4.28
• 4.29
• 4.30
• 4.31
• 4.32
• 4.33
• 4.34
• 4.35
• 4.36
• 4.37
• 4.38
• 4.39
• 4.40

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