{
    "id": "CVE-2019-15752",
    "published": "2019-08-28 21:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:21:00",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-732",
    "description": "Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\\DockerDesktop\\version-bin\\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.",
    "epss_score": "0.48628",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98832",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-05-03",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:24:40",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "geode"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "docker",
            "product": "docker"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2019-15752",
        "date_added": "2021-11-03",
        "due_date": "2022-05-03",
        "vendor": "Docker",
        "product": "Desktop Community Edition",
        "name": "Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "48388",
            "title": "Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe - Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2020-04-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48388"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E",
        "https://medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-windows-2fd8450b478e",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157404/Docker-Credential-Wincred.exe-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E",
        "https://medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-windows-2fd8450b478e",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15752"
    ]
}