CVE-2026-45405 json
Dokku: Arbitrary File Write via Tar Symlink Traversal in git:from-archive and certs:add
published 2026-06-26 4 mo ago modified 2026-06-26 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-39804
- cvss
- 9.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- dokku dokku
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
github.com
/dokku/dokku/pull/8591
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/dokku/dokku/security/advisories/GHSA-j6qq-xg73-ghqg
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-45405
- NVD CVE-2026-45405
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