CVE-2026-72864
Auth'd users can obtain root shells in arbitrary Dokploy-managed containers.
Is CVE-2026-72864 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72864 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 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72864?
CVE-2026-72864 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-2026-72864?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72864. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72864 affect?
CVE-2026-72864 affects Dokploy < 0.29.13, Self-hosted Dokploy instances, Docker containers managed by Dokploy. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72864?
Upgrade to Dokploy 0.29.13 immediately; restrict management access and rotate credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can run docker exec to gain a root shell in arbitrary containers on self-hosted Dokploy instances.
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.