What is CVE-2022-38730?

CVE-2022-38730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-38730?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Docker Desktop

CVE-2022-38730

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class…

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Docker Desktop
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38730?: CVE-2022-38730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-38730?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.