What is CVE-2023-0626?

CVE-2023-0626 is a high-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-0626?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

RCE in Docker Desktop

CVE-2023-0626

Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via query parameters in message-box route. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2023-09-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Docker Desktop
Docker Inc. Desktop — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/ (release-notes, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0626?: CVE-2023-0626 is a high-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-0626?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.