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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-3162

CVE-2021-3162

Description

Docker Desktop Community before 2.5.0.0 on macOS mishandles certificate checking, leading to local privilege escalation.

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Affected products

3

Docker/Docker
cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
Range: <2.5.0.0
Docker/Docker Desktop Communitydescription
Docker/Docker Desktop Community Editionllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.5.0.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/nvdVendor Advisory
twitter.com/_r3gginvdThird Party Advisory

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