Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2025 · Assigned by Docker

CVE-2025-9074Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Docker Desktop from Docker. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Docker	Docker Desktop	4.25 – before 4.44.3

Weakness: CWE-668 · Vector: 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

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Affected products (as reported)

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