Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Docker CLI (github.com/docker/cli) versions 19.03.0 through 29.1.x are affected on Windows, where the CLI searches a non-default system-wide plugin directory that a low-privileged user can create. An attacker with local low-privileged access can plant malicious plugin binaries there that run when a victim opens Docker Desktop or uses CLI plugin features, which can lead to privilege escalation if the CLI runs as a privileged user. Upgrade to version 29.2.0 or later, which removes that search path.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | High | 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U | CNA (Docker) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0055, the 46th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:14 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-p436-gjf2-799p
- OSV: GHSA-p436-gjf2-799p
- github.com/docker/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-p436-gjf2-799p
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15558
- github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713
- github.com/docker/compose/pull/12300
- github.com/docker/cli/commit/13759330b1f7e7cb0d67047ea42c5482548ba7fa
- docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes
- github.com/docker/cli
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304