CVE-2026-72869
Authenticated user can achieve host-level RCE via shell injection in Dokploy backup restore.
Is CVE-2026-72869 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72869 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 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72869?
CVE-2026-72869 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-2026-72869?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72869. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72869 affect?
CVE-2026-72869 affects Dokploy < 0.29.13 (self-hosted PaaS), Node.js hosts running Dokploy, Docker hosts hosting Dokploy containers. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72869?
Upgrade to Dokploy >= 0.29.13; restrict backup:restore access; audit hosts
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Auth user with backup:restore can inject shell via databaseName to execute arbitrary commands on Docker-privileged host (host RCE/privilege escalation).
Immediate action required / Patch when possible
- 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.