CVE-2022-38730

Published Apr 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41297 Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00035}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jan 31, 2025, 7:10 PM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:57 AM