Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2019· Updated Oct 21, 2025
CVE-2019-15752
CVE-2019-15752
Description
Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.
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Affected products
2- Docker/Docker Desktop Community Editiondescription
- Range: <2.1.0.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privilege-Escalation.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3Emitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-windows-2fd8450b478emitrex_refsource_MISC
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