CVE-2021-45449 Information disclosure in n/a
Docker Desktop logs sensitive credentials to local files during login, allowing attackers with local access to steal tokens or passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-45449?
CVE-2021-45449 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Docker Desktop version 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 has a bug that may log sensitive information (access token or password) on the user's machine during login. This only affects users if they are on Docker Desktop 4.3.0, 4.3.1 and the user has logged in while on 4.3.0, 4.3.1. Gaining access to this data would require having access to the user’s local files.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Docker Docker Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-45449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-55mj-xmgr-6v5w.