CVE-2022-38730 | BDVDB-2026-201081 Detail

Description#

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-04-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-31Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-04-27
Last modified: 2025-01-31

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

6.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 21.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).