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CVE-2025-54388
Docker Moby iptables Rule Deletion and Recreation Vulnerability
Description

Moby is an open source container framework developed by Docker Inc. that is distributed as Docker Engine, Mirantis Container Runtime, and various other downstream projects/products. In versions 28.2.0 through 28.3.2, when the firewalld service is reloaded it removes all iptables rules including those created by Docker. While Docker should automatically recreate these rules, versions before 28.3.3 fail to recreate the specific rules that block external access to containers. This means that after a firewalld reload, containers with ports published to localhost (like 127.0.0.1:8080) become accessible from remote machines that have network routing to the Docker bridge, even though they should only be accessible from the host itself. The vulnerability only affects explicitly published ports - unpublished ports remain protected. This issue is fixed in version 28.3.3.

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Published Date :

July 30, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2025, 6:42 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

Exploitability Score :

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-54388 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mobyproject moby
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/bea959c7b793b32a893820b97c4eadc7c87fabb0
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/50506
https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-x4rx-4gw3-53p4

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DockerDiscordControl/DockerDiscordControl

A powerful Discord bot and web interface to manage Docker containers remotely. This application bridges the gap between Discord and your Docker environment, allowing container monitoring and control directly through Discord channels.

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Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago
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Born at : May 21, 2025, 7:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Moby is an open source container framework developed by Docker Inc. that is distributed as Docker Engine, Mirantis Container Runtime, and various other downstream projects/products. In versions 28.2.0 through 28.3.2, when the firewalld service is reloaded it removes all iptables rules including those created by Docker. While Docker should automatically recreate these rules, versions before 28.3.3 fail to recreate the specific rules that block external access to containers. This means that after a firewalld reload, containers with ports published to localhost (like 127.0.0.1:8080) become accessible from remote machines that have network routing to the Docker bridge, even though they should only be accessible from the host itself. The vulnerability only affects explicitly published ports - unpublished ports remain protected. This issue is fixed in version 28.3.3.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-909
    Added Reference https://github.com/moby/moby/commit/bea959c7b793b32a893820b97c4eadc7c87fabb0
    Added Reference https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/50506
    Added Reference https://github.com/moby/moby/security/advisories/GHSA-x4rx-4gw3-53p4
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