What is CVE-2023-0627?

CVE-2023-0627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Trust Boundary Violation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-0627?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0627 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Docker Desktop

CVE-2023-0627

Docker Desktop 4.11.x allows --no-windows-containers flag bypass via IPC response spoofing which may lead to Local Privilege Escalation (LPE).This issue affects Docker Desktop: 4.11.X.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Docker Desktop
Docker Inc. Desktop — versions 4.11.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-501 — Trust Boundary Violation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

liuli2023/myProject

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0627?: CVE-2023-0627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Trust Boundary Violation. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-0627?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0627 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.