CVE-2022-31647 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

Published: 2023-04-27

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-53083	Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0015.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2

History

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Docker Desktop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-31T19:15:25.913Z

Reserved: 2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-31647

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:26:01.278Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-27T20:15:39.930

Modified: 2025-01-31T20:15:28.850

Link: CVE-2022-31647

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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