CVE-2022-26659

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    CVE-2022-26659

    Published: 25 Mar 2022Last Modified: 13 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.

    References: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/release-notes/, https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/, https://github.com/hmnthabit/Advisories/blob/master/CVE-2022-26659.md

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7ac67957858a993637eae192c98311e294522a33

    Affected versions

    0.19.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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