What is CVE-2023-0633?

CVE-2023-0633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-0633?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Docker Desktop

CVE-2023-0633

In Docker Desktop on Windows before 4.12.0 an argument injection to installer may result in local privilege escalation (LPE).This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Docker Desktop
Docker Inc. Desktop — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-88 — Argument Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0633?: CVE-2023-0633 is a high-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-0633?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.