OS Command Injection in Dokku (CVE-2026-54636)
Summary
OS command injection in Dokku (CVE-2026-54636). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.38.7 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Dokku is a docker-powered PaaS. Prior to 0.38.7, the cron plugin utilizes commands in the app.json file to manage system cron running as the Dokku user. An app.json cron command utilizing special shell characters - including, but not limited to, > or ; - can break out of the Docker container and execute commands on the host as the Dokku user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.38.7.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-54636 has been found in Dokku.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.0/10.
What to do: upgrade Dokku to 0.38.7 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Dokku CVE-2026-54636" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-54636 (Dokku) — CWE-78 / CVSS v3 9.0
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Patched: 0.38.7 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
OS command injection (CWE-78) exists in Dokku.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Dokku.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.0/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 0.38.7.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Dokku' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Dokku' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Dokkuを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Dokku to 0.38.7ステージング環境で 0.38.7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com