CVE-2019-15752

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-15752?

Upgrade docker to 2.1.0.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2019-15752 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-15752 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-15752?

CVE-2019-15752 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2019-15752 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for docker (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

dockerNVD

Affected:< 2.1.0.1Fixed in:2.1.0.1CVE-2019-15752derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

31.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Exploit2

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List1

lists.apache.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	61%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-15752?

Upgrade docker to 2.1.0.1 or later.

Is CVE-2019-15752 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-15752 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2022-05-03. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.

How severe is CVE-2019-15752?

CVE-2019-15752 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-15752 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for docker (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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