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01 Record

CVE-2025-14740

Docker Desktop for Windows Incorrect Permission Assignment Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Docker
CNA base score6.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Docker Desktop for Windows Incorrect Permission Assignment Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 13.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-02-04 13:57Z8 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 15:04Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-12-15
Assigning CNA
Docker
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.7)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
137ae246bdcac01f8ed6cab915a7119edf6e0c16860645bd369f4ead97f2fe39

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Docker Inc.Docker Desktop0 to 4.56.0Windows

06 References

07 Remediation

Docker has implemented the following mitigations: - Atomic creation of C:\ProgramData\DockerDesktop with admin ownership and correct ACLs - Verification that directory is owned by known admin SIDs (SYSTEM or Administrators) - Installation aborts if directory is not owned by trusted elevated SID - TOCTOU protection through atomic operations setting ownership and ACLs simultaneously Update to Docker Desktop version 4.56 or later.