Name: CVE-2022-31647: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-31647, CWE-59, CVSS 7.1, EPSS 0.00332

Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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	Apr 27, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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