CVE-2022-37326 affects Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.6.0, allowing attackers to delete or create arbitrary files via a manipulated pidfile field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest. This local vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of privilege escalation due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for privilege escalation makes patching critical.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.