CVE-2025-9074

9.3 CRITICAL 2% exploit odds No fix listed Other Server

What it is

A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2025-08-15 15:08 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2025-08-20 14:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 10:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.3 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2025-08-20 14:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 10:08 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-668 · Resource exposure
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 9.3

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record