CVE-2018-15514

HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before 18.06.0-ce-win72 (stable) deserialized requests over the \\.\pipe\dockerBackend named pipe without verifying the validity of the deserialized .NET objects. This would allow a malicious user in the "docker-users" group (who may not otherwise have administrator access) to escalate to administrator privileges.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-09-01

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected products

• Docker (Docker)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105202
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/edge-release-notes/
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/
• https://srcincite.io/blog/2018/08/31/you-cant-contain-me-analyzing-and-exploiting-an-elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-f…