{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-15558","assignerOrgId":"686469e6-3ff6-451b-ab8b-cf5b9e89401e","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Docker","dateReserved":"2026-02-03T19:51:18.184Z","datePublished":"2026-03-04T16:14:32.045Z","dateUpdated":"2026-03-05T04:55:47.099Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"affected":[{"defaultStatus":"affected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Docker CLI","vendor":"Docker","versions":[{"status":"unaffected","version":"29.2.0","versionType":"semver"}]},{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Compose","vendor":"Docker","versions":[{"status":"unaffected","version":"5.1.0","versionType":"semver"}]}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"Nitesh Surana (niteshsurana.com) of Trend Research of TrendAI"}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","supportingMedia":[{"base64":false,"type":"text/html","value":"<p>Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in <code>C:\\ProgramData\\Docker\\cli-plugins</code>, 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 <code>docker</code>&nbsp;CLI is executed as a privileged user.</p><p>This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/cli@v29.1.5+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager\"><code>github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager</code></a>&nbsp;package, such as Docker Compose.</p><p>This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.</p><p></p>"}],"value":"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.\n\nThis 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/cli@v29.1.5+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager  package, such as Docker Compose.\n\nThis issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code."}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-38","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths"}]},{"capecId":"CAPEC-471","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-471 Search Order Hijacking"}]},{"capecId":"CAPEC-640","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-640 Inclusion of Code in Existing Process"}]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"NO","Recovery":"USER","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"NOT_DEFINED","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"PASSIVE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-427","description":"CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"686469e6-3ff6-451b-ab8b-cf5b9e89401e","shortName":"Docker","dateUpdated":"2026-03-04T16:14:32.045Z"},"references":[{"url":"https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/"},{"tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/"},{"tags":["patch"],"url":"https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713"}],"source":{"discovery":"EXTERNAL"},"title":"Docker Desktop Docker Plugins Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.2.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3","id":"CVE-2025-15558"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-03-05T04:55:47.099Z"}}]}}