Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-26659
Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 19.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.1
CVSS v2 Score 3.6
Products affected by CVE-2022-26659
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.1.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.1.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.2.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.2.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.2.0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:2.3.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop:4.5.1
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-