CVE-2018-15514

Exp

HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before 18.06.0-ce-win72 (stable) deserialized requests over the \\.\pipe\dockerBackend named pipe without verifying the validity of the deserialized .NET objects. This would allow a malicious user in the "docker-users" group (who may not otherwise have administrator access) to escalate to administrator privileges.

Published: 2018-08-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-15514 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.47%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-15514

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15514

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.07% 2.47% -0.60%
2 2026-06-12 3.18% 3.07% -0.12%
3 2026-03-18 — 3.18% —

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-15514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-15514

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-15514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
docker docker 1.10.0.0-0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.0.0-0:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.10.1.42-1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.1.42-1:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.10.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.2.12:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.10.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.2.14:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.10.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.4.0:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.10.6:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.0:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.0:beta10:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.0:beta7:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.0:beta8:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.0:beta9:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.1:beta11:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.1:beta11b:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.1:beta12:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.1:beta13:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.1:beta14:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.11.2:beta15:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:beta21:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:beta22:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc2-beta16:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc2-beta17:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc3-beta18:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc3-beta18.1:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc4-beta19:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:rc4-beta20:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:beta24:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:beta25:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:beta26:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:beta29.1:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.1:rc1-beta23:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.2:beta29.2:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.2:rc1-beta27:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.2:rc3-beta28:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.3:beta29.3:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.3:beta30:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.3:rc1-beta29:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:beta38:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:beta39:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc2-beta31:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc3-beta32:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc3-beta32.1:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc3-beta33:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc4-beta34:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc5-beta35:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc6-beta36:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.0:rc7-beta37:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.1:rc1-beta40:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 1.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.13.1:rc2-beta41:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.0.4:win7:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.0.5:win9:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.03.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.0:*:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.03.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.0:rc1-win1:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.1:win12:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.04.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.04.0:win6:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win13:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win14:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win15:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win16:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win17:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.0:win18:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.1:rc1-win20:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.1:rc1-win24:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:win27:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.07.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.07.0:rc1-win21:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.07.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.07.0:rc2-win22:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.07.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.07.0:rc3-win23:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.07.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.07.0:rc4-win25:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.07.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.07.0:win26:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:rc1-win28:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:rc2-win29:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:rc3-win30:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:win31:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:win32:*:*:community:windows:*:*
docker docker 17.09.0 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.09.0:win33:*:*:community:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2018-15514

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