What is CVE-2026-24840?

CVE-2026-24840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dokploy, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-24840?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dokploy

CVE-2026-24840

Dokploy is a free, self-hostable Platform as a Service (PaaS). In versions prior to 0.26.6, a hardcoded credential in the provided installation script (located at https://dokploy.com/install.sh, line 154) uses a hardcoded password when creating the database container. This means that nearly all Dokploy installations use the same database credentials and could be compromised. Version 0.26.6 contains a patch for the issue.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dokploy — versions < 0.26.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24840?: CVE-2026-24840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dokploy, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-24840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.