CVE-2019-15752: Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Docker Desktop Community Edition contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability where an attacker can place a malicious docker-credential-wincred.exe file in a specific directory to escalate privileges.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2019-15752 is a vulnerability in Docker Desktop Community Edition that allows local users to escalate privileges by placing a trojan horse executable named docker-credential-wincred.exe in the %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ directory. This can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation on affected systems.
Potential Impact
Local users can exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges on the system, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This vulnerability has been observed to be exploited in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official remediation details are provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict local user access to the %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ directory to prevent placing malicious executables.
Threat ID: 6adc6f603fe894698b2dd9b2
Added to database: 10/24/2026, 08:42:08 UTC
Last enriched: 10/24/2026, 09:26:58 UTC
Last updated: 10/24/2026, 09:30:24 UTC
Views: 2
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