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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-15752

Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:49 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2019-15752

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Aug 2019, 21:15 UTC

Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\DockerDesktop\version-bin\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.

osv:CVE-2019-15752
Complete source record
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  "id": "17ae9c1157613d06eb2760c35a3c920850bd0660f915fcbe6862d28b35f71ccd",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15752",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-15752",
    "summary": "Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exe file in %PROGRAMDATA%\\DockerDesktop\\version-bin\\ as a low-privilege user, and then waiting for an admin or service user to authenticate with Docker, restart Docker, or run 'docker login' to force the command.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-15752",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-15752"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/geode",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "57f17bfa7589b41aea6c05ea8bcddba40285c228"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "57f17bfa7589b41aea6c05ea8bcddba40285c228"
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:geode:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "1.12.0"
                      },
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "1.12.0",
            "rel/v1.12.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-15752.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:58.963249817Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15752",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1bbc0ea4a9f014cf94df9a12a6477d24a27f52741dbc87f2fd52ff2%40%3Cissues.geode.apache.org%3E",
        "https://medium.com/%40morgan.henry.roman/elevation-of-privilege-in-docker-for-windows-2fd8450b478e"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "unresolved_ranges": [
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "docker:docker",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "fixed": "2.1.0.1"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "2.1.0.1"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "2.1.0.1"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_RANGE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-15752",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439203,
  "published_at": "2019-08-28T21:15:10.88+00:00"
}