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CVE-2026-106581

Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2026 at 01:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 9, 2026 at 05:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDocker Desktop

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.

Affected

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

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: cverecord
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4920

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.2HIGHDocker
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-347

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