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Docker Desktop Model Runner: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung

WID-SEC-2026-1662 · first 26.05.2026 · updated 26.05.2026 · CVSS 8,8

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What it is about

Docker Desktop ist ein GUI-Tool rund um die Open-Source-Docker-Engine, mit dem sich containerisierte Anwendungen auf einem lokalen Rechner erstellen, teilen und ausführen lassen. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Docker Desktop Model Runner ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Docker Desktop <4.68.0
  • Docker Desktop <4.71.0

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Docker Desktop 4.68.0
  • Docker Desktop 4.71.0

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-5817, CVE-2026-5843

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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