CVE-2025-9164

Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Docker Desktop Installer.exe es vulnerable al secuestro de DLL debido a un orden de búsqueda de DLL inseguro. El instalador busca las DLLs requeridas en la carpeta de Descargas del usuario antes de verificar los directorios del sistema, lo que permite la escalada de privilegios local mediante la colocación de una DLL maliciosa. Este problema afecta a Docker Desktop: hasta la versión 4.48.0.

Information

Published : 2025-10-27 14:15

Updated : 2026-10-08 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-9164

Mitre link : CVE-2025-9164

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-9164

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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