CVE-2019-13509

In Docker CE and EE before 18.09.8 (as well as Docker EE before 17.06.2-ee-23 and 18.x before 18.03.1-ee-10), Docker Engine in debug mode may sometimes add secrets to the debug log. This applies to a scenario where docker stack deploy is run to redeploy a stack that includes (non external) secrets. It potentially applies to other API users of the stack API if they resend the secret.

Published: 2019-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-13509 is rated Moderate Risk (62.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.65%). EPSS rose +2.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-13509

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 1.55% 3.65% +2.10%
2 2026-03-09 2.21% 1.55% -0.66%
3 2025-12-28 — 2.21% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-13509

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-13509

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-13509

GHSA-j249-ghv5-7mxv · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Secret insertion into debug log in Docker

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-13509

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-13509: 1 source package rows (docker); 9 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 2. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-13509
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-13509 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (docker.io), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13509
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13509
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13509/
ubuntu low CVE-2019-13509 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (docker.io), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-13509

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-13509

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
docker docker >= 18.09.0, < 18.09.8 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:2:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:3:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:4:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:5:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:6:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:7:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.03.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.03.2:8:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:10:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:11:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:12:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:13:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:15:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:16:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:17:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:18:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:19:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:2:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:20:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:21:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:22:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:3:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:4:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:5:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:6:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:7:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:8:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 17.06.2 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:17.06.2:9:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:2:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:3:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:4:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:5:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:6:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:7:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:8:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker 18.03.1 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:18.03.1:9:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
docker docker < 18.09.8 cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-13509

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