CVE-2026-72901

Received Received - Intake

Command Injection in Dokploy

Publication date: 2026-08-10

Last updated on: 2026-08-10

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). Prior to 0.29.13, Dokploy allows an authenticated low-privilege member to execute arbitrary commands on the control-plane host because the volumeName field accepted by volumeBackup.create and volumeBackup.runManually is interpolated without quoting in packages/server/src/utils/volume-backups/backup.ts and executed through child_process.exec, with Docker socket access making execution host/root-equivalent. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.13.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-10

Last Modified

2026-08-10

Generated

2026-08-11

AI Q&A

2026-08-11

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-72901

EUVD

EUVD-2026-55798

Affected Vendors & Products

Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-78	The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

Dokploy before version 0.29.13 has a vulnerability where an authenticated low-privilege user can execute arbitrary commands on the host system. This occurs because the volumeName field in volumeBackup.create and volumeBackup.runManually is used in command interpolation without proper quoting, allowing command injection. The attacker needs Docker socket access, which makes the execution equivalent to root on the host.

Detection Guidance

To detect this vulnerability, check if your Dokploy instance is running a version prior to 0.29.13. Run: docker ps --format '{{.Image}} {{.Names}}' | grep dokploy. If the version is below 0.29.13, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

If you use Dokploy versions before 0.29.13, an attacker with low-level access could take full control of your server, steal data, install malware, or disrupt services. Since the attack requires only authenticated access, even non-admin users could exploit it to gain root privileges.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, violating GDPR and HIPAA requirements for data protection and access control. A breach could result in legal penalties, loss of compliance certifications, and reputational damage due to exposed personal or health information.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Dokploy to version 0.29.13 or later to address the command injection vulnerability in volume backup operations.

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