CVE-2026-45631 Dokploy: Pre-Auth Admin Takeover via Hardcoded Authentication Secret
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a hardcoded secret to forge admin tokens, take over the account, and execute commands on the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-45631?
CVE-2026-45631 is a critical vulnerability in dokploy, published on 29 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). From 0.27.0 to before 0.29.3, a hardcoded BETTER_AUTH_SECRET fallback ("better-auth-secret-123456789") lets an unauthenticated attacker forge email verification JWTs, trigger auto-sign-in as admin, and execute commands on the host via the built-in SSH terminal. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.3.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45631?
How do I fix CVE-2026-45631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-45631 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45631 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3gm-rc4p-9rhj.