CVE-2024-8696
Published: 12 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8696 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Docker Desktop. Its CVSS base score is 8.9 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-8696 affects Docker Desktop versions prior to 4.34.2. The flaw resides in the handling of crafted extension publisher-url and additional-urls fields and can be triggered by a malicious extension, as indicated by the associated CWEs for cross-site scripting and code injection.
An attacker can supply a malicious extension that abuses these URL fields to achieve remote code execution on the affected system. Exploitation requires user interaction to install or enable the extension and carries high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability both locally and in the broader security context.
The referenced Docker Desktop release notes for version 4.34.2 document the availability of a fix that addresses the issue.
EPSS scores for the vulnerability rose from lower values to a peak of 0.0592 on 2026-01-13 before receding to the current level of 0.0311, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-49355
Vulnerability details
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via crafted extension publisher-url/additional-urls could be abused by a malicious extension in Docker Desktop before 4.34.2.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Makes persistent code injection into loaded programs impossible when the executable image itself resides on hardware-protected read-only media.
Dynamically generated code can be produced and executed inside the isolated chamber, preventing host compromise from code-injection payloads.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Directly prevents execution of attacker-supplied code written into data memory regions.