CVE-2026-72880 Dokploy: Arbitrary File Write + Remote OS Command Injection via `certificatePath`
Authenticated users can exploit path traversal in certificate handling to write arbitrary files or delete directories, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- 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-2026-72880?
CVE-2026-72880 is a critical path traversal 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 apiCreateCertificate schema in packages/server/src/db/schema/certificate.ts accepts a client-supplied certificatePath, and packages/server/src/services/certificate.ts joins that value to the certificate root without confinement. An authenticated user with certificate create or delete permission can use certificatePath to write attacker-controlled certificate content outside the intended directory or delete an out-of-root directory. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.13.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72880?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72880?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-72880 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72880 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9qw-ch66-5hw3.