Description
Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). From 0.27.0 to before 0.29.3, a hardcoded BETTER_AUTH_SECRET fallback ("better-auth-secret-123456789") lets an unauthenticated attacker forge email verification JWTs, trigger auto-sign-in as admin, and execute commands on the host via the built-in SSH terminal. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.3.
Published: 2026-05-29
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 29 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Dokploy
Dokploy dokploy
Vendors & Products Dokploy
Dokploy dokploy

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). From 0.27.0 to before 0.29.3, a hardcoded BETTER_AUTH_SECRET fallback ("better-auth-secret-123456789") lets an unauthenticated attacker forge email verification JWTs, trigger auto-sign-in as admin, and execute commands on the host via the built-in SSH terminal. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.29.3.
Title Dokploy: Pre-Auth Admin Takeover via Hardcoded Authentication Secret
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-01T15:23:23.234Z

Reserved: 2026-05-12T20:31:43.450Z

Link: CVE-2026-45631

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-01T15:23:07.833Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-29T18:17:11.243

Modified: 2026-06-01T17:17:10.617

Link: CVE-2026-45631

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-29T19:30:05Z

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