Vulnerability CVE-2022-31647
Published: 2023-04-27

Description:
Docker Desktop before 4.6.0 on Windows allows attackers to delete any file through the hyperv/destroy dockerBackendV2 API via a symlink in the DataFolder parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-26659.

 References:
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/breaking-docker-named-pipes-systematically-docker-desktop-privilege-escalation-part-2
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#docker-desktop-460
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