Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-15514 · published 1 September 2018
CVE-2018-15514: Docker deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability
Docker · Docker
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.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105202 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/edge-release-notes/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://srcincite.io/blog/2018/08/31/you-cant-contain-me-analyzing-and-exploiting-an-elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-fo | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105202 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/edge-release-notes/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://srcincite.io/blog/2018/08/31/you-cant-contain-me-analyzing-and-exploiting-an-elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-fo | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-15514), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
