---
cve: "CVE-2025-15558"
severity: "HIGH"
cvss: 7.0
epss: "0.5%"
vendor: "Docker"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-03-04 17:16:14"
tags: [cve, security, high]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-20T02:14:55+02:00"
---

# CVE-2025-15558

> 7.0 HIGH · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user.

This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the  github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/cli@v29.1.5+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager  package, such as Docker Compose.

This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.

## CVSS-Vektor

```
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:N/R:U
```

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Lokal | good |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Gering | warn |

## Patch verfügbar (OSV)

- 0e6fee6c52f761dc79dc4bf712ea9fe4095c9bd2 (Commit)

## Referenzen

- <https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/>
- <https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/>
- <https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713>
- <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15558>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444574>
- <https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15558.json>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2025-15558) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_