CVE-2026-72863
Auth bypass in Dokploy WebSocket handlers allows host root takeover.
Is CVE-2026-72863 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72863 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72863?
CVE-2026-72863 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72863?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72863. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72863 affect?
CVE-2026-72863 affects Dokploy < 0.29.13 (self-hosted PaaS), Containers on hosts running Dokploy, Hosts mounting Docker socket (including dokploy host). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72863?
Upgrade Dokploy to 0.29.13; if delayed, restrict WebSocket access and rotate host/Docker credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can open a shell in any container, access the Docker socket, escalate to root on host, and escape tenant isolation.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.29.13
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.