VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-15514
CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before 18.06.0-ce-win72 (stable) deserialized requests over the \\.\pipe\dockerBackend named pipe without verifying the validity of the deserialized .NET objects. This would allow a malicious user in the "docker-users" group (who may not otherwise have administrator access) to escalate to administrator privileges.
Weakness classification
- CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory