Docker Desktop up to 4.44.2 on Windows API exposure of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Docker Desktop up to 4.44.2 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component API. The manipulation results in exposure of resource. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-9074. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Docker Desktop up to 4.44.2 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of resource vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-668. The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Felix Boulet and Zer0x64. The advisory is available at docs.docker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-9074 since 08/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.44.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52472) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-25308). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Exposure of resource
CWE: CWE-668 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Desktop 4.44.3

Timelineinfo

08/15/2025 CVE reserved
08/20/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
08/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/06/2026 +170 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.docker.com
Researcher: Felix Boulet, Zer0x64
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-9074 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-9074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320802
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2025 15:59
Updated: 02/06/2026 06:09
Changes: 08/20/2025 15:59 (69), 08/21/2025 15:42 (1), 09/26/2025 00:29 (1), 02/06/2026 06:09 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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