DLL hijacking vulnerability fixed; Docker Debug now free

Important: Support for Windows 10 21H2 (19044) and 11 22H2 (22621) has ended. Installing Docker Desktop will require Windows 10 22H2 (19045) or Windows 11 23H2 (22631) in the next release.

Security

• Fixed CVE-2025-9164 where the Docker Desktop for Windows installer was vulnerable to DLL hijacking due to insecure DLL search order.

New

• Docker Agent is now available through Docker Desktop.
• Docker Debug is now free for all users.

Upgrades

• Docker Engine v28.5.1
• Docker Compose v2.40.2
• NVIDIA Container Toolkit v1.17.9
• Docker Debug v0.0.45

Bug fixes and enhancements

For all platforms

• Fixed an issue where Docker Desktop used an expired proxy password while waiting for the user to enter a new one.
• Fixed a 'chown' error shown on startup with Docker Debug.
• Fixed a bug that caused some forwarded UDP ports to hang.

For Mac

• Fixed Kubernetes startup hanging when another Kubernetes context was active. Fixes docker/for-mac#7771.
• If a Rosetta install is cancelled or fails, Rosetta will be disabled in Docker Desktop.
• Minimum OS version to install or update Docker Desktop on macOS is now macOS Sonoma (version 14) or later.