CVE-2022-38730

Name: CVE-2022-38730
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-04-27T20:15:40.153+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.3/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-38730 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Docker Desktop for Windows before 4.6 allows attackers to overwrite any file through the windowscontainers/start dockerBackendV2 API by controlling the data-root field inside the DaemonJSON field in the WindowsContainerStartRequest class. This allows exploiting a symlink vulnerability in ..\dataRoot\network\files\local-kv.db because of a TOCTOU race condition.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.29%

20.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Docker	Desktop	< 4.6.0

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-38730?

How severe is CVE-2022-38730?

CVE-2022-38730 has a CVSS score of 6.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38730?

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Source: NVD / NIST