CVE-2025-15558
Docker Desktop Docker Plugins Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user. This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/[email protected]+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager package, such as Docker Compose. This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.
INFO
Published Date :
March 4, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 30, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-15558
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 686469e6-3ff6-451b-ab8b-cf5b9e89401e | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Docker CLI to a version later than 29.1.5.
- Ensure the cli-plugins directory is not world-writable.
- Review and secure Docker Desktop installation.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-15558 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-15558 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-15558
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Docker wrapper for the GitHub CLI (gh)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-15558 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-15558 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:assisted_installer:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Assisted Installer for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_builds:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Builds for Red Hat OpenShift', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:gatekeeper:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Gatekeeper 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:kernel_module_management:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Kernel Module Management Operator for Red Hat Openshift', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:workload_availability_mdr:0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Machine Deletion Remediation Operator', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_engine'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:multicluster_globalhub'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Multicluster Global Hub', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_pipelines:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Pipelines', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:serverless:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Serverless', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Service Mesh 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:service_mesh:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'OpenShift Service Mesh 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:advanced_cluster_security:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:windows_machine_config'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift for Windows Containers', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_gitops:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift GitOps', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:container_native_virtualization:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:16.2'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:17.1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:quay:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Quay 3', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_artifact_signer:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_security_profiles_operator:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Security Profiles Operator', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:zero_trust_workload_identity_manager:1'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:zero_trust_workload_identity_manager:0'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Zero Trust Workload Identity Manager - Tech Preview', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15558 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444574 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15558.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Docker', 'product': 'Docker CLI', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '29.2.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'platforms': ['Windows'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'vendor': 'Docker', 'product': 'Compose', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.1.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'platforms': ['Windows'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-15558', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00'} -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:docker:command_line_interface:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 29.1.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type Docker Inc.: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/ Types: Release Notes Added Reference Type Docker Inc.: https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713 Types: Issue Tracking, Patch Added Reference Type Docker Inc.: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/ Types: Not Applicable -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user. This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/[email protected]+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager package, such as Docker Compose. This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-427 Added Reference https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/ Added Reference https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713 Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/