Docker Desktop 4.60.0 crashes on launch: "Code signature invalid" (Electron Framework) on Apple Silicon

[Jasonnor]

Description

After updating Docker Desktop to version 4.60.0 on my M1 MacBook Air, the application fails to launch entirely.

macOS displays a system dialog stating: "The application 'Docker Desktop' can't be opened."
The crash report indicates a DYLD error due to an invalid code signature in the Electron Framework.

Reproduce

1. Update Docker Desktop to version 4.60.0 (Apple Silicon build).
2. Attempt to open Docker Desktop from Applications or Spotlight.
3. Observe the system error dialog immediately.

Expected behavior

The application should launch successfully without code signing errors.

docker version

Client:
 Version:           29.2.0
 API version:       1.53
 Go version:        go1.25.6
 Git commit:        0b9d198
 Built:             Mon Jan 26 19:25:13 2026
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux

Server: Docker Desktop 4.60.0 (218231)
 Engine:
  Version:          29.2.0
  API version:      1.53 (minimum version 1.44)
  Go version:       go1.25.6
  Git commit:       9c62384
  Built:            Mon Jan 26 19:25:48 2026
  OS/Arch:          linux/arm64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          v2.2.1
  GitCommit:        dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
 runc:
  Version:          1.3.4
  GitCommit:        v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

docker info

Client:
 Version:    29.2.0
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.17.2
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.31.1-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v5.0.2
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.47
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.3.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.31
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.38.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp
  model: Docker Model Runner (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.8
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-model
  offload: Docker Offload (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.5.42
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-offload
  sandbox: Docker Sandbox (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.11.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sandbox
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.19.0
    Path:     /Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout
WARNING: Plugin "/Users/${user}/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-pass" is not valid: failed to fetch metadata: signal: killed

Server:
 Containers: 2
  Running: 1
  Paused: 0
  Stopped: 1
 Images: 2
 Server Version: 29.2.0
 Storage Driver: overlayfs
  driver-type: io.containerd.snapshotter.v1
 Logging Driver: json-file
 Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
 Cgroup Version: 2
 Plugins:
  Volume: local
  Network: bridge host ipvlan macvlan null overlay
  Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local splunk syslog
 CDI spec directories:
  /etc/cdi
  /var/run/cdi
 Discovered Devices:
  cdi: docker.com/gpu=webgpu
 Swarm: inactive
 Runtimes: io.containerd.runc.v2 runc
 Default Runtime: runc
 Init Binary: docker-init
 containerd version: dea7da592f5d1d2b7755e3a161be07f43fad8f75
 runc version: v1.3.4-0-gd6d73eb8
 init version: de40ad0
 Security Options:
  seccomp
   Profile: builtin
  cgroupns
 Kernel Version: 6.12.67-linuxkit
 Operating System: Docker Desktop
 OSType: linux
 Architecture: aarch64
 CPUs: 8
 Total Memory: 7.653GiB
 Name: docker-desktop
 ID: 64334f0f-35e9-445e-9ffb-d10c1f746fa9
 Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
 Debug Mode: false
 HTTP Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 HTTPS Proxy: http.docker.internal:3128
 No Proxy: hubproxy.docker.internal
 Labels:
  com.docker.desktop.address=unix:///Users/${user}/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/docker-cli.sock
 Experimental: false
 Insecure Registries:
  hubproxy.docker.internal:5555
  ::1/128
  127.0.0.0/8
 Live Restore Enabled: false
 Firewall Backend: iptables

Diagnostics ID

D14516A9-4122-4C98-A904-36C293FE4643/20260210070734

Additional Info

Environment:

• Hardware: MacBook Air (M1, MacBookAir10,1)
• OS: macOS 26.2 (Build 25C56)
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.60.0 (4.60.0.10)
• Architecture: ARM-64

Crash Report Snippet:

Process:             Docker Desktop [64142]
Path:                /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop
Identifier:          com.electron.dockerdesktop
Version:             4.60.0 (4.60.0.10)
Code Type:           ARM-64 (Native)
Parent Process:      com.docker.backend [64028]
Responsible Process: com.docker.backend [64026]

Date/Time:           2026-02-10 15:00:09.1650 +0800
Hardware Model:      MacBookAir10,1
OS Version:          macOS 26.2 (25C56)

Exception Type:    EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Termination Reason:  Namespace DYLD, Code 1, Library missing
Library not loaded: @rpath/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework
Referenced from: <4C4C4446-5555-3144-A1B7-97AE8C8314C6> /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop
Reason: tried: '/Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework' (code signature invalid in <4C4C442E-5555-3144-A15D-CB12E2CA0173> '/Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/Docker Desktop.app/Contents/Frameworks/Electron Framework.framework/Versions/A/Electron Framework' (errno=1) sliceOffset=0x00000000, codeBlobOffset=0x0A311B00, codeBlobSize=0x0014AC80)

(terminated at launch; ignore backtrace)

[Jasonnor]

Completely removing the app and reinstalling it from the .dmg file fixed the problem.

[mochafreddo]

I hit the exact same issue after updating Docker Desktop.

On launch it immediately crashed with a dyld error:
Library not loaded: @rpath/Electron Framework.framework/Electron Framework
and code signature invalid for the Electron Framework.

Docker Desktop wouldn’t start at all (crash at launch).
I’m on Apple Silicon (M4 Pro) with macOS 26.2 (25C56).

A full reinstall fixed it:

• Quit Docker Desktop
• Delete /Applications/Docker.app
• Download and reinstall from the official site

After reinstall, Docker Desktop starts normally again.

I’ve run into similar “code signature invalid / Electron framework” breakages a few times after updates, so this seems like an installer / packaging issue rather than local corruption.

[aboqasem]

With brew, reinstalling worked for me:

brew update && brew reinstall --cask docker