Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2026· Updated Jun 26, 2026
Dokku: OS Command Injection via App Name in Git Pre-Receive Hook
CVE-2026-45408
Description
Dokku is a docker-powered PaaS. Prior to 0.38.2, the app name validation regex (^[a-z0-9][^/:_A-Z]*$) permits shell metacharacters. When an authenticated user pushes to a git remote with a crafted app name, the name is embedded unquoted into a bash pre-receive hook script via an unquoted heredoc (<<EOF instead of <<'EOF') in fn-git-create-hook() at plugins/git/internal-functions:378. On git push, bash interprets the semicolon as a command separator, executing arbitrary commands as the dokku user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.38.2.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/dokku/dokku/pull/8590mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/dokku/dokku/security/advisories/GHSA-9x85-7gxq-fcr3mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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