CVE-2026-72738 Dokploy: Authenticated RCE via Command Injection in backup.listBackupFiles search Parameter
An authenticated user with backup read permissions can execute arbitrary commands on the Dokploy host via a command injection vulnerability in the backup search parameter.
- 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-2026-72738?
CVE-2026-72738 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.listBackupFiles tRPC endpoint in apps/dokploy/server/api/routers/backup.ts passes the search parameter through normalizeS3Path and interpolates it into an rclone lsjson command executed by child_process.exec(), allowing an authenticated user with backup:read permission to execute arbitrary commands on the Dokploy host. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.13.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72738?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72738 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-2026-72738 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72738 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vjv-73wr-rf79.