HIGH7.0
Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user. This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/cli@v29.1.5+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager package, such as Docker Compose. This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.
CVSS 3.xHIGH 8.0
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
CVSS: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/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:N/R:U/V:X/RE:X/U:XReferences
- https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/
- https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15558
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444574
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15558.json