CVE-2025-9164 (GCVE-0-2025-9164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-27 13:53 – Updated: 2025-10-28 03:56
VLAI?
Summary
Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Docker Docker Desktop Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.48.0 (semver)
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Credits
Mahmoud NourEldin
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