Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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• cpe apache/geode1.12.0
• cpe docker/dockerversion unspecified
• vendor Docker Desktop Community Editionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-15752

• Recommended remediation

  Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date May 3, 2022.

• Official advisories

  • CISA KEV · cisa.gov
  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • FIRST EPSS · first.org
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm Security · packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEV · vulncheck.com

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 28, 2019 · Catalog

   Detected

   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.

2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-15752

  Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-15752

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-15752

  30-day exploitation probability 48.6%

  first.org
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference48388

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/local/docker_credential_wincred

  Public module reference (manual). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

  rapid7.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-15752

  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 wi

  nvd.nist.gov
• Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privilege-Escalation.html

  Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

  packetstormsecurity.com
• VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-15752

  Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\.

  vulncheck.com

References

• Exploit · packetstormsecurity.com
• Mailing List · lists.apache.org
• Exploit · medium.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov
• VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.