Docker Desktop: Containers access Engine API on 192.168.65.7:2375 (CVE-2025-9074)
CVE-2025-9074 Published on August 20, 2025
Docker Desktop allows unauthenticated access to Docker Engine API from containers
A vulnerability was identified in Docker Desktop that allows local running Linux containers to access the Docker Engine API via the configured Docker subnet, at 192.168.65.7:2375 by default. This vulnerability occurs with or without Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) enabled, and with or without the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option enabled.
This can lead to execution of a wide range of privileged commands to the engine API, including controlling other containers, creating new ones, managing images etc. In some circumstances (e.g. Docker Desktop for Windows with WSL backend) it also allows mounting the host drive with the same privileges as the user running Docker Desktop.
Weakness Type
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-9074
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Affected Versions
Docker Desktop:- Version 4.25 and below 4.44.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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