# CVE-2026-72868: Dokploy: Member-role RCE as host root via destination.testConnection rclone shell injection

> Low-privileged users can execute arbitrary commands as root on the host via shell injection in the destination test connection feature.

- **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:** 12 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f6x8-vfwh-8hjr

## What is CVE-2026-72868?

CVE-2026-72868 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, apps/dokploy/server/api/routers/destination.ts interpolates the accessKey, secretAccessKey, region, endpoint, provider, and bucket fields from destination.testConnection into an rclone ls command executed through child_process.exec. The `withPermission("destination", "create")` path permits a low-privileged organization member to reach the mutation, close a quoted argument with a crafted field, and execute arbitrary commands in the root Dokploy container, which has access to the host Docker socket. This issue is fixed in version 0.29.13.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72868?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-72868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72868 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72868 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2026-72868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72868/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.