# CVE-2026-72739: Dokploy: Command Injection via Compose Shell Execution

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the Docker host by deploying a maliciously crafted compose configuration in Dokploy.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xv2-7f8w-9j5c

## What is CVE-2026-72739?

CVE-2026-72739 is a medium-severity 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 createCommand() function constructs shell commands by interpolating compose service names and configuration into bash command strings. When a compose with a maliciously crafted name or service definition is deployed, the shell metacharacters are interpreted as command separators, allowing arbitrary command execution on the Docker host. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.13.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72739?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-72739 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72739 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72739 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72739 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72739 exists.

Affected product: dokploy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72739/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72739/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72739
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72739
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72739

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72739/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.