CVE-2022-26659: Docker Desktop

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.

Affected products

• Docker Docker Desktop: before 4.6.0 (fixed in 4.6.0)

Published 2022-03-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.