Docker Desktop before version 4.94.0 could write the signed-in user's Docker Hub access token (a JWT) in cleartext to application logs and diagnostics bundles. IPC payloads that were bare JSON strings or arrays were not redacted before logging, and a Docker Desktop component logged the token when it requested it from the backend. An attacker with read access to these files could obtain the token and use it to read and modify the user's Docker Hub data as that user while the token remains valid. Docker Desktop 4.94.0 redacts these payloads. The fix does not rewrite logs written by earlier versions, which can still contain tokens after upgrading.
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Description Docker Desktop before version 4.94.0 could write the signed-in user's Docker Hub access token (a JWT) in cleartext to application logs and diagnostics bundles. IPC payloads that were bare JSON strings or arrays were not redacted before logging, and a Docker Desktop component logged the token when it requested it from the backend. An attacker with read access to these files could obtain the token and use it to read and modify the user's Docker Hub data as that user while the token remains valid. Docker Desktop 4.94.0 redacts these payloads. The fix does not rewrite logs written by earlier versions, which can still contain tokens after upgrading.
Title Docker Desktop logs can expose the Docker Hub access token
First Time appeared Docker
Docker desktop
Weaknesses CWE-532
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:docker:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Docker
Docker desktop
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Docker

Published: 2026-11-10T14:37:24.600Z

Updated: 2026-11-10T14:37:24.600Z

Reserved: 2026-11-05T10:56:32.202Z

Link: CVE-2026-123082

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T15:17:16.033

Modified: 2026-11-10T15:17:16.033

Link: CVE-2026-123082

cve-icon Redhat

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