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CVE-2025-9164
Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order.
Impact
Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order. The installer searches for required DLLs in the user's Downloads folder before checking system directories, allowing local privilege escalation through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | Docker Desktop | through 4.48.0. |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.