CVE-2023-0627

Local privilege escalation via IPC response spoofing

Published Sep 25, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Trust boundary violation in Docker Desktop 4.11.x allows local users to gain elevated privileges via IPC response spoofing. The IPC handling path accepts a spoofed response as trusted and bypasses the administrator-set --no-windows-containers restriction. The flaw is limited to x86 Windows installations configured with that flag and exposes Windows-container capabilities intended to remain disabled.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Trust boundary violation in Docker Desktop 4.11.x allows local users to gain elevated privileges via IPC response spoofing. The IPC handling path accepts a spoofed response as trusted and bypasses the administrator-set --no-windows-containers restriction. The flaw is limited to x86 Windows installations configured with that flag and exposes Windows-container capabilities intended to remain disabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0627
Published
Sep 25, 2023
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Docker
Product
Docker Desktop
Classifications
CWE-501, CAPEC-554, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.11.x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Docker · Docker Desktopversion=4.11.x

Published CVSS scores

6.7Docker CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-501Trust Boundary Violation
CAPEC-554Functionality Bypass
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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