# CVE-2025-9074

A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that 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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2025-9074
- CVSS: not scored
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 1.94% (percentile 80.4)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 18 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2025-08-23)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-08-26)
- Weakness: CWE-668
- Published: 2025-08-20

## Affected versions

- Docker Docker Desktop: affected >= 4.25 and < 4.44.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443
- [exploit] https://pvotal.tech/breaking-dockers-isolation-using-docker-cve-2025-9074/
- [exploit] https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3
- [other] https://blog.qwertysecurity.com/Articles/blog3.html
- [other] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-docker-desktop-flaw-lets-attackers-hijack-windows-hosts/
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-mitigate-docker-desktop-vulnerability
- [other] https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-9074-detect-docker-desktop-vulnerability

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