CVE-2023-0628: docker inc. docker desktop Command Injection
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 13-03-2023Last modified 27-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-0628 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Command Injection vulnerability in docker inc. docker desktop. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 13-03-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Docker Desktop before 4.17.0 allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary command inside a Dev Environments container during initialization by tricking a user to open a crafted malicious docker-desktop:// URL.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources2 sources · 6.1–7.8
- CVE.orgCNA6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
17%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Docker1 product
- docker_desktop< 4.17.0
Docker inc.1 product
- docker desktop< 4.17.0
2 vendors · 2 products
References
1 links- docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/Release Notes