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CVE-2014-9356· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and bypass a container protection me

Path traversal vulnerability in Docker before 1.3.3 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and bypass a container protection mechanism via a full pathname in a symlink in an (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile.

HighCVSS 8.6 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 2, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.9% · 92th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dockerdocker

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • docker dockerbefore 1.3.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12docker.iobefore 1.3.3~dfsg1-11.3.3~dfsg1-1
Gogithub.com/docker/dockerbefore 1.3.31.3.3
openSUSE:Tumbleweeddockerbefore 1.12.3-4.11.12.3-4.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweeddocker-stablebefore 24.0.9_ce-15.124.0.9_ce-15.1
Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7dockerbefore 0:1.4.1-37.el70:1.4.1-37.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7docker-logrotatebefore 0:1.4.1-37.el70:1.4.1-37.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7docker-pythonbefore 0:0.7.1-37.el70:0.7.1-37.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7python-websocket-clientbefore 0:0.14.1-37.el70:0.14.1-37.el7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP6docker-stablebefore 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.124.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP6docker-stablebefore 24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.124.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSdocker-stablebefore 24.0.9_ce-1.20.124.0.9_ce-1.20.1

Same product

docker: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-15752Docker Desktop Community Edition before 2.1.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse docker-credential-wincred.exKEV
    76This week
  • CVE-2019-5736runc through 1.0-rc6, as used in Docker before 18.09.2 and other products, allows attackers to overwrite the host runc binary (and consequen
    64This week
  • CVE-2019-14271In Docker 19.03.x before 19.03.1 linked against the GNU C Library (aka glibc), code injection can occur when the nsswitch facility dynamical
    45Plan
  • CVE-2014-9357Docker 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a crafted (1) image or (2) build in a Dockerfile in
    42Plan
  • CVE-2014-0048An issue was found in Docker before 1.6.0.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2018-15514HandleRequestAsync in Docker for Windows before 18.06.0-ce-rc3-win68 (edge) and before 18.06.0-ce-win72 (stable) deserialized requests over
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:docker.io1.3.3~dfsg1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/docker/docker1.3.3Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:docker1.12.3-4.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:docker-stable24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:docker0:1.4.1-37.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:docker-logrotate0:1.4.1-37.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:docker-python0:0.7.1-37.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-websocket-client0:0.14.1-37.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:7Package registry (OSV)
suse:docker-stable24.0.9_ce-1.20.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:docker-stable24.0.9_ce-150000.1.25.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 15 SP6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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