{"id":"CVE-2025-3224","aliases":["EUVD-2025-14218","GHSA-6233-jj46-vp44"],"status":"published","title":"Elevation of Privilege in Docker Desktop for Windows during Upgrade due to Insecure Directory Deletion","description":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the path C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\config with high privileges. However, this directory often does not exist by default, and C:\\ProgramData\\ allows normal users to create new directories. By creating a malicious Docker\\config folder structure at this location, an attacker can force the privileged update process to delete or manipulate arbitrary system files, leading to Elevation of Privilege.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00249,"percentile":0.16286,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-59"],"published":"2025-04-28T19:21:15Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:19:28Z","products":[{"vendor":"docker","product":"desktop"},{"vendor":"docker","product":"docker desktop"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2022/3/16/abusing-arbitrary-file-deletes-to-escalate-privilege-and-other-great-tricks","tags":["Technical Description"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3224"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6233-jj46-vp44"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-3224","title":"Elevation of Privilege in Docker Desktop for Windows during Upgrade due to Insecure Directory Deletion","description":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the path C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\config with high privileges. However, this directory often does not exist by default, and C:\\ProgramData\\ allows normal users to create new directories. By creating a malicious Docker\\config folder structure at this location, an attacker can force the privileged update process to delete or manipulate arbitrary system files, leading to Elevation of Privilege.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-28T19:21:15.851Z","modified":"2025-04-28T19:43:24.06Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:39.039362Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-14218","description":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the path C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\config with high privileges. However, this directory often does not exist by default, and C:\\ProgramData\\ allows normal users to create new directories. By creating a malicious Docker\\config folder structure at this location, an attacker can force the privileged update process to delete or manipulate arbitrary system files, leading to Elevation of Privilege.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-28T19:21:15Z","modified":"2025-04-28T19:43:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:01.50163Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6233-jj46-vp44","title":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0...","description":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the path C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\config with high privileges. However, this directory often does not exist by default, and C:\\ProgramData\\ allows normal users to create new directories. By creating a malicious Docker\\config folder structure at this location, an attacker can force the privileged update process to delete or manipulate arbitrary system files, leading to Elevation of Privilege.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-28T21:30:43Z","modified":"2025-05-10T03:31:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:02:13.681205Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-3224","description":"A vulnerability in the update process of Docker Desktop for Windows versions prior to 4.41.0 could allow a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. During an update, Docker Desktop attempts to delete files and subdirectories under the path C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\config with high privileges. However, this directory often does not exist by default, and C:\\ProgramData\\ allows normal users to create new directories. By creating a malicious Docker\\config folder structure at this location, an attacker can force the privileged update process to delete or manipulate arbitrary system files, leading to Elevation of Privilege.","status":"published","published":"2025-04-28T20:15:21.127Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:19:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:02.570368Z"}]}}