CVE-2025-9074
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
Basic Information
- CVE State
- PUBLISHED
- Reserved Date
- August 15, 2025
- Published Date
- August 20, 2025
- Last Updated
- February 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Docker
- Product
- Docker Desktop
- 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.
CVSS Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.3 - CRITICAL
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
SSVC Information
- Exploitation
- poc
- Technical Impact
- total
Exploit Status
- Exploited in the Wild
- Yes (2025-12-15 03:00:07 UTC) Source
Known Exploited Vulnerability Information
| Source | Added Date |
|---|---|
| The Shadowserver (via CIRCL) | 2025-12-15 03:00:07 UTC |
Timeline
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CVE ID Reserved
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CVE Published to Public
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