Coder vulnerable to workspace auto-creation via crafted URL parameters without user consent
Description
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7 and 2.30.2, the dotfiles registry module passed unsanitized user input to shell commands, allowing arbitrary code execution inside a provisioned workspace. Any user who supplied a crafted dotfiles_uri value (for example, one containing shell command substitution such as $(...)) could achieve command execution in their own workspace. The Create Workspace page's mode=auto deep links amplified this into a one-click attack: an attacker could craft a URL that prefilled param.dotfiles_uri and silently provisioned a workspace with the attacker-controlled value, with no explicit user confirmation. In versions 2.29.7 and 2.30.2, input validation was added to the dotfiles module to reject URIs and usernames containing special characters, and the unsafe eval/sh -c usage was removed. This eliminated the command injection at its source.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/coder/coder/v2Go | < 2.29.7 | 2.29.7 |
github.com/coder/coder/v2Go | >= 2.30.0, < 2.30.2 | 2.30.2 |
github.com/coder/coderGo | <= 0.27.3 | — |
Affected products
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References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44454ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/coder/coder/commit/60e3ab7632f42415d283b9fd5622ee53a4639cebghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/coder/coder/pull/22011ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.7ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.30.2ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/coder/registry/commit/8e68c96633f65a1babd76a93b6923e3deead4a82ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/coder/registry/pull/703ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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