CVE-2021-45449

Credential disclosure via login-time secret logging

Published Jan 12, 2022 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Sensitive-data logging in Docker Desktop 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 allows local users to read access tokens or passwords from local files. During login, the application writes an access token or password into local log data instead of keeping the credential out of persisted diagnostic output. Exposure requires a login on an affected version and access to that user’s local files, enabling credential theft but not direct data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-data logging in Docker Desktop 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 allows local users to read access tokens or passwords from local files. During login, the application writes an access token or password into local log data instead of keeping the credential out of persisted diagnostic output. Exposure requires a login on an affected version and access to that user’s local files, enabling credential theft but not direct data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-45449
Published
Jan 12, 2022
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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