CVE-2022-26659 (GCVE-0-2022-26659)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-25 20:50
Modified
2024-08-03 05:11
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CWE
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Summary
Docker Desktop installer on Windows in versions before 4.6.0 allows an attacker to overwrite any administrator writable files by creating a symlink in place of where the installer writes its log file. Starting from version 4.6.0, the Docker Desktop installer, when run elevated, will write its log files to a location not writable by non-administrator users.
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