What is CVE-2024-5652?

CVE-2024-5652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-5652?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5652 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Docker Desktop

CVE-2024-5652

In Docker Desktop on Windows before v4.31.0 allows a user in the docker-users group to cause a Windows Denial-of-Service through the exec-path Docker daemon config option in Windows containers mode.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Docker Desktop
Docker Inc. Desktop — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@docker.com (release-notes, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5652?: CVE-2024-5652 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-5652?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5652 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.