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Docker Desktop CVE-2026-5817

| EUVDEUVD-2026-31493 HIGH
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CWE-829)
2026-05-22 Docker GHSA-cgqp-ww2v-6rjh
8.8
CVSS 4.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

6
Analysis Updated
Jun 01, 2026 - 18:29 vuln.today
v3 (cvss_changed)
Analysis Updated
Jun 01, 2026 - 18:29 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Jun 01, 2026 - 18:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
CVSS changed
Jun 01, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
8.2 (HIGH) 8.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
May 26, 2026 - 14:16 EUVD
Analysis Generated
May 22, 2026 - 20:15 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

The vllm-metal inference backend in Docker Model Runner on macOS unconditionally sets trust_remote_code=True when loading model tokenizers, and runs without sandboxing. This causes transformers.AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained() to import and execute arbitrary Python files included in any model pulled from an OCI registry, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the Docker host as the Docker Desktop user when inference is triggered.

Any container on the Docker network can trigger this by calling the model-runner.docker.internal API to pull a malicious model and request inference.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary code execution in Docker Desktop's vllm-metal inference backend on macOS allows any container on the Docker network to trigger host-level RCE by pulling a malicious model from an OCI registry and requesting inference. The Docker Model Runner unconditionally sets trust_remote_code=True and runs without sandboxing, so AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained() loads attacker-controlled Python from the model and executes it as the Docker Desktop user. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS sits at 0.01% and SSVC marks exploitation as 'none' despite total technical impact.

Technical ContextAI

The flaw lives in Docker Model Runner's vllm-metal backend, the Apple Silicon GPU path for local LLM inference exposed via the model-runner.docker.internal endpoint. When a tokenizer is loaded, the code calls HuggingFace transformers' AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained() with trust_remote_code=True, an opt-in flag that instructs transformers to import arbitrary Python modules shipped alongside a model (custom tokenizer/configuration_*.py files). Because the runner additionally executes without a sandbox, this realizes CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere): the host process loads untrusted code from an OCI-distributed model artifact and runs it with the privileges of the Docker Desktop user. CPE coverage (cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker_desktop) and the EUVD constraint Docker Desktop 4.62.0 to <4.68.0 confirm the issue is specific to the macOS Docker Desktop builds that bundle the Model Runner feature.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Docker Desktop 4.68.0 - upgrade macOS hosts from any 4.62.0-4.67.x build to 4.68.0 or later as documented at https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4680. As an interim workaround on unpatched hosts, disable Docker Model Runner in Docker Desktop settings (Features in development → Model Runner) which removes the vulnerable model-runner.docker.internal endpoint entirely at the cost of losing local LLM inference; alternatively, avoid running untrusted container images and restrict outbound model pulls to a trusted internal OCI registry mirror, which narrows the threat surface but does not eliminate it because any container with network access can still call the runner API. Do not rely on macOS user-level controls - exploitation runs as the Docker Desktop user, which is the developer's own account.

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