Vulnerability in Coder
CVE-2026-55438
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, Coder's subdomain-based workspace app proxy allowed the same-owner CORS check to be bypassed. When a workspace-name subdomain segment parsed as a UUID, the workspace was resolved by ID without confirming the URL's username matched the real owner, while the CORS middleware trusted the unverified username in the hostname. Practical exploitation requires subdomain app routing (wildcard hostname) enabled and a victim who visits the attacker's crafted app URL while authenticated. The fix in versions 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2 validates the subdomain username against the resolved workspace's actual owner and bases the same-owner CORS decision on the authoritative owner identity. No known workarounds are available.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Coder — versions >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.2, >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8, >= 2.30.0, < 2.32.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/coder/coder/pull/26085 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/coder/coder/pull/26086 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17 (Release Notes)
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7 (Release Notes)
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8 (Release Notes)
- github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-55438?
- CVE-2026-55438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Coder, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2026-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-55438?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.