CVE-2021-3162

high

Description

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

References

https://twitter.com/_r3ggi

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-26506

https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/release-notes/#docker-desktop-community-2500

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-01-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00176