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CVE-2026-42200

Coolify: PostgreSQL Init Script Path Traversal Leads to Arbitrary File Write and Root RCE

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.0.0-beta.474
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. Prior to 4.0.0-beta.474, PostgreSQL initialization script (generate_init_scripts() method in app/Actions/Database/StartPostgresql.php) filename handling did not sufficiently restrict paths, allowing an authenticated user to write files outside the intended directory and achieve command execution through database initialization. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.474.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • coollabsio coolify

    fixed in 4.0.0-beta.474

References 4

GitHub · coollabsio/coolify