# CVE-2026-106581: Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages

> CVE-2026-106581: Docker Desktop for Windows installer failed to verify external packages. CVSS 8.2 (CVSS 4.0).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106581
Last updated: 2026-10-09T17:16:45Z

- Published: 2026-10-09 13:40 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-09 17:16 UTC · Assigner: Docker
- CVSS: 8.2 (CVSS 4.0) · Severity: High
- EPSS: 0.08%, 0th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-347

## Description

Before 4.92.0, Docker Desktop for Windows did not verify the signature of a package supplied to Docker Desktop Installer.exe install -package. An attacker able to provide a crafted package and convince a user to approve the Docker-signed UAC prompt could execute attacker-controlled installer actions as LocalSystem.

## Affected vendors and products

- Docker: Docker Desktop

## Tracked companies

- [Docker](https://rewindex.com/company/docker.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106581)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106581)
- [https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/\#4920](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4920)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106581 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-106581.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-106581 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:43.849Z