CVE-2025-9074
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
- Published
- Aug 20, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Docker
- Evidence observed
- Feb 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
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:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 78.8%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Proof-of-Concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074
- CVE-2025-9074Exploit
PHP poc, exploit for CVE-2025-9074
New vulnerability found in Docker. Credit for finding the vulnerability goes to Felix Boulet
Proof-of-Concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074 - Unauthenticated Docker API exposure allowing arbitrary container creation and host filesystem access.
Proof of concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074 - Unauthenticated Docker Engine API container escape affecting Docker Desktop < 4.44.3 on Windows and macOS (CVSS 9.3)
PoC exploit for CVE-2025-9074 demonstrating a full Docker Desktop container escape on Windows and macOS via an unauthenticated internal Docker Engine API.
- CVE-2025-9074-Docker-ExploitExploit
一个功能强大的 Docker 远程 API 漏洞利用工具，用于 CVE-2025-9074 漏洞的安全研究和测试。
Bash-based proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074 enabling Docker container escape by mounting host Windows C: drive via vulnerable API endpoints.
- CVE-2025-9074Exploit
Bash-based exploit script for CVE-2025-9074 that abuses the internal Docker API to mount the host C drive, execute commands inside a container, and stream output—no external dependencies required.
- poc-2025-9074Exploit
Docker API CVE-2025-9074 PoC (Proof-Of-Concept). A sophisticated exploitation framework for CVE-2025-9074, targeting unauthenticated Docker API endpoints with an integrated interactive command shell.
- CVE-2025-9074-PoCExploit
A vulnerability has been identified in Docker Desktop. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger security restriction bypass on the targeted system.
- CVE-2025-9074-docker-escapeExploit
Este script es para uso educativo y en entornos autorizados como HackTheBox. El uso contra sistemas sin permiso explícito es ilegal.
- CVE-2025-9074Exploit
CVE-2025-9074: Docker Desktop LPE via Docker Engine API wo/ AuthN in posix sh
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074 enabling Docker Desktop API escape via raw HTTP requests. Provides an emulated interactive shell inside a container using only curl, dd, and awk.
一个容器逃逸漏洞POC
２０２５年８月２０日に公開されたDockerDesktopの脆弱性(対策済み)を実証する
Bash-based PoC exploit for CVE-2025-9074 targeting unauthenticated Docker Engine API to achieve container escape and remote code execution via privileged volume mounting.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-9074 demonstrating container-to-host file write via exposed Docker Engine API on Windows. For authorized testing and education only.
aprillefou · multiple · Feb 4, 2026
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