CVE-2023-0628

Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary command inside a Dev Environments container during initialization by tricking a user to open a crafted malicious docker-desktop:// URL

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: March 13, 2023 at 11:16 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorDocker DesktopDesktop

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Docker Desktop · Docker

95%

v < 4.17.0

Affected range stops below 4.17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Desktop · Docker

70%

v < 4.17.0

Affected range stops below 4.17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4170

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-77

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