Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A signed-in user with limited privileges can abuse Dokploy’s Compose deployment workflow to run arbitrary commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation could expose secrets, alter deployments, disrupt services, and compromise other resources reachable from the Dokploy server. The flaw affects versions 0.29.3 through 0.29.12 and is fixed in 0.29.13.
Executive priority
Treat this as an immediate remediation priority wherever affected Dokploy versions are used. A minimally privileged account can become full host compromise without user interaction. Upgrade promptly, reduce Compose deployment access during remediation, and investigate suspicious deployments if untrusted users had access.
Technical view
The earlier CVE-2026-45628 fix omitted server-side validation for several Compose branch fields. A low-privileged authenticated user can store a crafted branch value through compose.update, then trigger compose.deploy. Shell-based Git clone handling consumes that value, enabling host command injection. The issue crosses a security boundary and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Self-hosted Dokploy installations running versions 0.29.3 through 0.29.12 are affected. Practical exposure requires an authenticated account able to update and deploy Compose projects. Public internet reachability is not required, but externally accessible login interfaces and broadly assigned project access may increase opportunity.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources establish a low-complexity, authenticated command-injection path with no user interaction. The CVSS score is 9.9. This CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source establishes active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The vulnerable fields are customGitBranch, branch, gitlabBranch, bitbucketBranch, and giteaBranch in the Compose schema. The trust failure occurs when client-controlled stored values reach shell-based provider clone operations. Assessment should distinguish vulnerable version presence, permission reachability, suspicious stored values, and evidence of deployment-triggered host activity.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Dokploy to version 0.29.13 or later.
- Until upgraded, restrict Compose update and deployment permissions to trusted administrators.
- Review and remove unnecessary low-privileged Dokploy accounts and project access.
- Check the vendor advisory and release notes for deployment-specific guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory every Dokploy instance and record its installed version.
- Confirm no instance remains on versions 0.29.3 through 0.29.12.
- Review Compose project permissions and identify users able to update and deploy.
- Inspect stored branch fields for unexpected or suspicious values.
- Review host and Dokploy logs for unusual activity surrounding Compose deployments.
- After upgrading, verify the server rejects invalid Compose branch values.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H3.16GitHub_MVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.9CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/security/advisories/GHSA-cg8g-x23v-5fw8CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/pull/4855CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/commit/47347ab885b0ad1f5d0ef0e5e74bbba35c7f93bcCVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/releases/tag/v0.29.13CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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