{"id":"CVE-2025-9164","title":"Docker Desktop Installer.exe is vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order","summary":"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…","severity":"none","cwe":["CWE-427"],"published":"2025-10-27","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T11:10:00.250","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9164","references":[{"url":"https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/","label":"security@docker.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00111,"epssPercentile":0.01216,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T11:31:27.635Z","slug":"CVE-2025-9164","body":"## Overview\n\nDocker 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}