CVE-2026-106581 Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages
Attackers can execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem by providing a crafted package to the Docker Desktop installer, bypassing signature verification.
- 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-2026-106581?
CVE-2026-106581 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Docker Desktop, published on 9 Oct 2026. 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
Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106581?
How do I fix CVE-2026-106581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-106581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8rf-x7cj-7933.