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CVE-2025-13743: Docker Desktop · Sensitive Data in Logs

Affects Docker DesktopSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.4 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.4Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Docker Docker DesktopAffected
  • =4.51.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-13743, organizations should implement strict access controls on diagnostic bundles generated by Docker Desktop, ensuring only authorized personnel can view or export these logs. It is advisable to avoid sharing diagnostic data externally unless it has been sanitized to remove sensitive tokens. Monitoring and auditing diagnostic data exports can help detect inadvertent leaks. Organizations should upgrade Docker Desktop to versions where this vulnerability is addressed once patches become available. In the interim, disabling or limiting diagnostic data collection in sensitive environments can reduce exposure. Developers and IT staff should be trained to recognize the risks of including sensitive information in logs and adopt secure logging practices, such as redacting tokens before serialization. Additionally, rotating Personal Access Tokens regularly and minimizing their permissions can reduce the impact if tokens are exposed. Implementing endpoint security controls to restrict local access and user privileges further reduces the risk of exploitation.

Description

Docker Desktop diagnostics bundles were found to include expired Hub PATs in log output due to error object serialization. This poses a risk of leaking sensitive information in exported diagnostics, especially when access denied errors occurred.

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