CVE-2026-72878
Authenticated admin command injection in Dokploy backup/restore allows host-level RCE.
Is CVE-2026-72878 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72878 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-2026-72878?
CVE-2026-72878 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. 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-2026-72878?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72878. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72878 affect?
CVE-2026-72878 affects Dokploy < 0.29.13 (self-hosted PaaS). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72878?
Upgrade to 0.29.13+, restrict admin access, rotate credentials, audit backups.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated admin/owner can execute arbitrary OS commands on the Dokploy host (host-level RCE), enabling data theft, persistence, and lateral movement.
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.