Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2023· Updated Jan 31, 2025

CVE-2022-34292

Description

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6.0 allows attackers to overwrite any file through a symlink attack on the hyperv/create dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the DataFolder parameter for DockerDesktop.vhdx, a similar issue to CVE-2022-31647.

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Affected products

Docker/Docker Desktop for Windowsdescription
PGP Corporation/Desktop For Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: <4.6.0

Patches

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References

docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/mitre
www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2mitre

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