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 through malicious DLL placement.This issue affects Docker Desktop: through 4.48.0.
                
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References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/ | 
Configurations
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History
                    27 Oct 2025, 14:15
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Information
                Published : 2025-10-27 14:15
Updated : 2025-10-30 15:05
NVD link : CVE-2025-9164
Mitre link : CVE-2025-9164
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-9164
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Products Affected
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CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-427
                        
            Uncontrolled Search Path Element
