Vulnerability in Docker Desktop

CVE-2025-9074

A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled. This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.

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EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-9074: held from 0.016 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9074?
CVE-2025-9074 is a vulnerability in Docker Desktop, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. Published 2025-08-20.
Is CVE-2025-9074 known to be exploited?
31 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.