CVE-2026-34168 Coolify: Command injection via unsanitized persistent storage name in docker volume commands

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated user can execute arbitrary commands on managed servers by injecting shell metacharacters into persistent storage names during deletion.

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-2026-34168?

CVE-2026-34168 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in coollabsio coolify, published on 7 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.471, the LocalPersistentVolume.name field is interpolated directly into docker volume shell commands without shell argument escaping, allowing an authenticated user to set a storage name containing shell metacharacters and execute commands on managed servers when the resource is deleted. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.471.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-34168?

How do I fix CVE-2026-34168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-34168 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-2026-34168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-34168 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mh8x-fppq-cp77.

Is CVE-2026-34168 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free