Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-10665

Title: Docker Desktop Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2020-10665.

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date Mar 18, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.7 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.43%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-10665: Docker Desktop allows local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM because it mishandles the collection of diagnostics with Administrator privileges, leading to arbitrary DACL permissions overwrites and arbitrary file writes. This affects Docker Desktop Enterprise before 2.1.0.9, Docker Desktop for Windows Stable before 2.2.0.4, and Docker Desktop for Windows Edge before 2.2.2.0.

Impacted Vendors

D
docker 1
A
avira 1
G
google 1

Reference Links

https://docs.docker.com/release-notes/ https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-002.md https://github.com/spaceraccoon/CVE-2020-10665 https://docs.docker.com/release-notes/ https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2020/ACTIVE-2020-002.md https://github.com/spaceraccoon/CVE-2020-10665
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-10665 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.