Vulnerability in Docker Desktop

[ Description ]Official description

Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund11 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-3851

  Docker Desktop: Vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution with administrator rights Translated from German

  CVE-2026-106581

[ References ]References

• docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes