Is CVE-2025-15558 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2025-15558 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2025-15558 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2025-15558 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-15558?

CVE-2025-15558 has a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2025-15558

CWE-427Published: March 4, 2026· Updated: Mar 9, 2026

8.0

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:0.2th

Official Description

Docker CLI for Windows searches for plugin binaries in C:\ProgramData\Docker\cli-plugins, a directory that does not exist by default. A low-privileged attacker can create this directory and place malicious CLI plugin binaries (docker-compose.exe, docker-buildx.exe, etc.) that are executed when a victim user opens Docker Desktop or invokes Docker CLI plugin features, and allow privilege-escalation if the docker CLI is executed as a privileged user.

This issue affects Docker CLI: through 29.1.5 and Windows binaries acting as a CLI-plugin manager using the github.com/docker/cli/cli-plugins/manager https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/[email protected]+incompatible/cli-plugins/manager package, such as Docker Compose.

This issue does not impact non-Windows binaries, and projects not using the plugin-manager code.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-15558 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.0.