# CVE-2026-42148: Coolify: Command Injection via Unescaped Version String in Docker Build

- Severity: CVSS 3.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.0.0-beta.474
- Published: 2026-07-06 · Updated: 2026-07-07

## Affected

- coollabsio coolify: fixed in 4.0.0-beta.474

## Description

Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. Prior to 4.0.0-beta.474, the buildHelperImage method in app/Livewire/Settings/Index.php constructs a Docker build command using the dev_helper_version field without shell escaping, allowing an attacker who can set the helper version and trigger the helper image build in a development environment to execute arbitrary commands on the server. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.474.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on coollabsio coolify, upgrade to a fixed version (4.0.0-beta.474) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/security/advisories/GHSA-x9qh-w4c4-54f9
- https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/pull/9670
- https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/commit/dc9322b11f5f4ab96e56af0df7d4f877e96e5e4c

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