TL;DR

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Docker Desktop for Windows (CVE-2025-14740) allows attackers to gain elevated permissions with administrator intervention.

What happened

['Local users can exploit incorrect permission assignments to escalate privileges']

Why it matters for ops

['Incorrect permission assignment exposes systems to unauthorized access and privilege escalation attempts']

Mitigation

  • Apply available security patches
  • Implement strict least-privilege policies
  • Monitor and restrict admin access

Action items

  • Update Docker Desktop for Windows to the latest version
  • Review and adjust permission settings

Detection IOCs

  • Elevated system commands issued by non-administrator users
  • Unexpected changes in file permissions

Source link

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-068/