CVE-2026-123082

Docker Desktop logs can expose the Docker Hub access token

Published Nov 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Docker Desktop before version 4.94.0 could write the signed-in user's Docker Hub access token (a JWT) in cleartext to application logs and diagnostics bundles. IPC payloads that were bare JSON strings or arrays were not redacted before logging, and a Docker Desktop component logged the token when it requested it from the backend. An attacker with read access to these files could obtain the token and use it to read and modify the user's Docker Hub data as that user while the token remains valid. Docker Desktop 4.94.0 redacts these payloads. The fix does not rewrite logs written by earlier versions, which can still contain tokens after upgrading.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Docker

Docker Desktop

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.43.0`	affected	< 4.94.0
`4.94.0`	unaffected	—

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Restrict access to existing local application logs and diagnostics bundles that may contain tokens, and delete or sanitize copies of them.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.112% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4940

History

Nov 10, 2026 2:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Docker Desktop before version 4.94.0 could write the signed-in user's Docker Hub access token (a JWT) in cleartext to application logs and diagnostics bundles. IPC payloads that were bare JSON strings or arrays were not redacted before logging, and a Docker Desktop component logged the token when it requested it from the backend. An attacker with read access to these files could obtain the token and use it to read and modify the user's Docker Hub data as that user while the token remains valid. Docker Desktop 4.94.0 redacts these payloads. The fix does not rewrite logs written by earlier versions, which can still contain tokens after upgrading.
Title		Docker Desktop logs can expose the Docker Hub access token
First Time appeared		Docker Docker desktop
Weaknesses		CWE-532
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop::::::::
Vendors & Products		Docker Docker desktop
References		https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4940
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}`