{"cve":"CVE-2020-11492","nvd":{"published":"2020-06-05T14:15:10.607","modified":"2026-06-17T02:50:16.593","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in Docker Desktop through 2.2.0.5 on Windows. If a local attacker sets up their own named pipe prior to starting Docker with the same name, this attacker can intercept a connection attempt from Docker Service (which runs as SYSTEM), and then impersonate their privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/","https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-privesc-cve-2020-11492/","https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/release-notes/","https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/docker-desktop-for-windows-privesc-cve-2020-11492/"],"products":["docker:docker_desktop"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:05:42.039641217+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-11492","score":0.01019,"percentile":0.63369,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}