CVE-2024-6222

Host code execution via exposed extension IPC

Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Privilege escalation in Docker Desktop before 4.29.0 allows local users in its VM to execute arbitrary code on the host via extension IPC. The extension-manager exposes a dangerous Docker Extensions function to extension and dashboard IPC messages instead of restricting communication to intended endpoints. Exploitation requires prior high-privileged code execution after a container breakout, Docker Extensions enabled, and the Marketplace-only setting disabled.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Docker Desktop before 4.29.0 allows local users in its VM to execute arbitrary code on the host via extension IPC. The extension-manager exposes a dangerous Docker Extensions function to extension and dashboard IPC messages instead of restricting communication to intended endpoints. Exploitation requires prior high-privileged code execution after a container breakout, Docker Extensions enabled, and the Marketplace-only setting disabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6222
Published
Jul 9, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Docker
Product
Docker Desktop
Classifications
CWE-923, CAPEC-480, T1611
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.29.0
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <v4.29.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Docker · Docker Desktopversion=0 <4.29.0; version=0 <v4.29.0

Published CVSS scores

7.3Docker Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-923Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
CAPEC-480Escaping Virtualization
T1611Escape to Host

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