Name: CVE-2021-37841: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-37841, CWE-732, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00172

Docker Desktop before 3.6.0 suffers from incorrect access control. If a low-privileged account is able to access the server running the Windows containers, it can lead to a full container compromise in both process isolation and Hyper-V isolation modes. This security issue leads an attacker with low privilege to read, write and possibly even execute code inside the containers.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Docker Desktop	—	Upgrade Docker Desktop to the latest version	Nov 3, 2025	Aug 12, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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