CVE-2026-45405 PUBLISHED

Dokku: Arbitrary File Write via Tar Symlink Traversal in git:from-archive and certs:add

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 12.05.2026 Published: 26.06.2026 Updated: 26.06.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9

Product Status

Vendor dokku
Product dokku
Versions
  • Version < 0.38.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE