CVE-2026-34038 Coolify authenticated remote command injection leading to RCE and secret exfiltration

Critical 9.9 Published Updated

Authenticated users with write permissions can inject commands to execute code and steal secrets via deployment logs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-34038?

CVE-2026-34038 is a critical command injection vulnerability in coollabsio coolify, published on 6 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. Prior to 4.0.0-beta.469, an authenticated remote command injection vulnerability in application deployment handling allows users with application write permissions to achieve remote code execution and exfiltrate sensitive environment variables through deployment logs via fields such as dockerfile_location and deployment commands. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.469.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34038?

How do I fix CVE-2026-34038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-34038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-34038 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-34038 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qqrq-r9h4-x6wp.

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