Link Following Vulnerability CVE-2022-26659 for Docker Desktop

description-logoDescription

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-logoAffected Applications

Docker Desktop

CVE References

CVE-2022-26659