CVE-2025-13743 Expired Personal Access Tokens (PATs) are recorded in Docker Desktop diagnostic logs
Expired personal access tokens are leaked in Docker Desktop diagnostic logs, exposing sensitive credentials to anyone with access to the logs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13743?
CVE-2025-13743 is a low-severity vulnerability in Docker Desktop, published on 9 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Docker Desktop diagnostics bundles were found to include expired Hub PATs in log output due to error object serialization. This poses a risk of leaking sensitive information in exported diagnostics, especially when access denied errors occurred.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Docker Docker Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2025-13743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-13743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j4f-jq8r-vg77.