CVE-2020-11492

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Docker Desktop through 2.2.0.5 on Windows. If a local attacker sets up their own named pipe prior to starting Docker with the same name, this attacker can intercept a connection attempt from Docker Service (which runs as SYSTEM), and then impersonate their privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-privesc-cve-2020-11492/Third Party Advisory
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-privesc-cve-2020-11492/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 5, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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