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    CVE-2025-9164

    Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.

    Published:Oct 27, 2025
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Oct 27, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00014
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Docker
    Product
    Desktop
    Vendor
    Docker
    Product
    Docker Desktop
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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