CVE-2026-45405

CRITICAL

CVSS v3.1: 9.0

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At a glance

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.0 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
EPSS not provided by FIRST.org for this CVE
CISA KEV
No
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
Network · Source: NVD Vector
Affected vendors
dokku
Published
2026-06-26 · Modified: 2026-06-26

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 9.0 / 10 CRITICAL Source: NVD
EPSS EPSS not provided by FIRST.org for this CVE Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

Dokku is a docker-powered PaaS. Prior to 0.38.2, the git:from-archive and certs:add commands extract user-supplied tar/zip archives into temporary directories without sanitizing member paths or preventing symlink traversal. GNU tar creates symlinks during extraction and follows them for subsequent entries, allowing an attacker to write arbitrary files anywhere writable by the dokku user — including overwriting ~/.ssh/authorized_keys to gain unrestricted shell access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.38.2.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-45405
CVSS (v3.1)
9.0 (CRITICAL)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore
2.3
Impact subscore
6.0
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59
Affected vendors
dokku
Affected configurations (CPE)
1
Published
2026-06-26
Modified
2026-06-26
Status
Analyzed

References

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