CVE-2026-86002Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Authenticated host command execution via evaluated Docker options

Published Oct 14, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026

Command injection in Dokku before 0.38.25 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands via stored Docker options. The docker-options plugin stores untrusted strings that build, deploy, or run operations concatenate into DOCKER_ARGS and process with Bash eval, interpreting embedded command substitutions. Exploitation requires app-level Dokku access and SSH permission to execute docker-options commands; resulting host commands run with the dokku operating-system user's privileges.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.56%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Dokku before 0.38.25 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands via stored Docker options. The docker-options plugin stores untrusted strings that build, deploy, or run operations concatenate into DOCKER_ARGS and process with Bash eval, interpreting embedded command substitutions. Exploitation requires app-level Dokku access and SSH permission to execute docker-options commands; resulting host commands run with the dokku operating-system user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-86002
Published
Oct 14, 2026
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
Vendor
Dokku
Product
Dokku
Classifications
CWE-95, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.38.25

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Dokku · Dokkuversion=< 0.38.25

Published CVSS scores

9.0GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-95Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
T1059.004Unix Shell

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