CVE-2025-15558

HIGHNVD 8.08.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 62% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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/cli@v29.1.5+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.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
38.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 4, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, redhat.
redhat
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15558.json
redhat

2444574 – (CVE-2025-15558) CVE-2025-15558 docker/cli: Docker CLI for Windows: Privilege escalation via malicious plugin binaries

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2444574
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15558
generic

ZDI-26-152 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-28304/
github_pr

cli-plugins/manager: remove legacy system-wide cli-plugin path

Fix merged in docker/cli PR #6713 on 2025-12-18 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/docker/cli/pull/6713
generic

Docker Desktop release notes | Docker Docs

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/

Affected Packages

(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(4)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/docker/cli—29.2.0+incompatible—
github.com/docker/compose———
github.com/docker/compose/v2———
github.com/docker/compose/v5—5.1.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 02:49 UTCEG score recompute
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  11. 2026-07-18 06:59 UTCOSV refresh
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  16. 2026-07-15 02:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8
  17. 2026-07-15 02:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.3
  18. 2026-07-15 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-30 04:35 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-06-30 04:31 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-15558?
CVE-2025-15558 is a high vulnerability published on March 4, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2025-15558 disclosed?
CVE-2025-15558 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 4, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-15558 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-15558 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 38.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-15558?
CVE-2025-15558 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-15558?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-15558, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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