CVE-2026-34149 Coolify: Authenticated Host-Level RCE via Unescaped Database Credentials in Backup Jobs
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on managed servers via unescaped database credentials in backup jobs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-34149?
CVE-2026-34149 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in coollabsio coolify, published on 7 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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.471, DatabaseBackupJob interpolates user-controlled database credentials and MongoDB collection exclusion names into backup shell commands without adequate escaping, allowing an authenticated user with database management permissions to execute commands on managed servers. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.471.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34149?
How do I fix CVE-2026-34149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-34149 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-2026-34149 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-34149 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vff-6j8j-qhcg.