High 7.1Published Mar 25, 2022

CVE-2022-26659Docker 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.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 1:40 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

docker docker_desktop docker:docker_desktop	before 4.6.0	NVD

References

References

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

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