Description
Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user. This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/[email protected]+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager package, such as Docker Compose. This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.
INFO
Published Date :
2026-03-04T16:14:32.045Z
Last Modified :
2026-03-05T04:55:47.099Z
Source :
Docker
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-15558 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Docker |
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| Microsoft |
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REFERENCES
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