CVE-2019-15752 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Docker Desktop Community Edition before version 2.1.0.1, allowing a local, low-privilege user to gain administrative access. This is achieved by placing a malicious executable in a specific Docker directory, which is then executed when an administrator or service user interacts with Docker. The vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its low attack complexity and significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Notably, this CVE is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available, yet it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:geode:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.