Docker Desktop < 4.57.0 Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 298648

Synopsis

The remote host has an application installed that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Docker Desktop is prior to 4.57.0. It is therefore affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

- This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Docker Desktop for Windows. User interaction on the part of an administrator is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions on a folder. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. (CVE-2025-14740)

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 4.57.0 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 298648

File Name: docker_cve-2025-14740.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Windows

Published: 2/11/2026

Updated: 2/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:docker:docker

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14740

Detections

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