# CVE-2026-72863: Dokploy: Missing authorization in WebSocket handlers allows a low-privilege member to gain root on the Docker host

> Low-privilege users can access WebSocket handlers to gain root access on the Docker host due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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-7r6p-v9gw-pwc8

## What is CVE-2026-72863?

CVE-2026-72863 is a critical missing authorization 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, Dokploy's WebSocket handlers (in-app terminals and log streamers) authenticate the session but never authorize it. They establish who the user is via validateRequest() and then proceed without consulting the role/permission model that every tRPC procedure enforces. Any authenticated member, can therefore open an interactive shell into any container on the host, including the dokploy container that mounts the Docker socket, and from there obtain root on the host, escaping the application and crossing every tenant boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.13.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72863?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-72863 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72863 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72863 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72863 is a critical missing authorization 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-2026-72863 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-2026-72863/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72863/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72863
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72863
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72863

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72863/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.