CVE-2026-72733 Dokploy: OS Command Injection via `databaseName` / `backupFile` in database restore
An authenticated user with backup-restore permissions can inject OS commands via databaseName or backupFile fields, leading to code execution on the host.
- 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-2026-72733?
CVE-2026-72733 is a critical command injection vulnerability in dokploy, published on 10 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). Prior to 0.29.13, the backup.restoreBackupWithLogs tRPC subscription builds database restore shell pipelines from the user-controlled databaseName and backupFile fields without safely separating them from shell syntax. packages/server/src/utils/restore/utils.ts interpolates databaseName into database-specific restore commands, while packages/server/src/utils/restore/postgres.ts and the analogous restore modules interpolate backupFile into rclone paths. An authenticated member with backup-restore permission can inject operating-system commands that execute in the Dokploy host context through execAsync or execAsyncRemote, even when no valid database container or backup file exists. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.13.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72733?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72733 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-2026-72733 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72733 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xjq-p4xx-5x2p.