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Docker Desktop < 4.44.3 Container Escape
critical Nessus Plugin ID 258110
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Synopsis
The remote host has an application installed that is affected by a container escape vulnerability.Description
The version of Docker Desktop is prior to 4.44.3. It is therefore affected by a container escape vulnerability.The vulnerability allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the 'Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS' option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Docker Desktop version 4.44.3 or laterSee Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 258110
File Name: docker_cve-2025-9074.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 8/29/2025
Updated: 8/30/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 10.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9074
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:docker:docker
Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-9074
IAVA: 2025-A-0633