CVE-2026-57169

Dockhand: Unauthenticated container exec via WebSocket upgrade

State
Published
Severity
9.6 Critical
Published
Oct 16, 2026
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Reserved
Jun 24, 2026

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Description

Dockhand is a Docker management application. Prior to 1.0.34, the in-browser container terminal endpoint /api/containers/<id>/exec does not enforce authentication on the WebSocket upgrade request. When an unauthenticated attacker has network reach to Dockhand, knows a target container ID, and targets a container with an interactive shell, the attacker can open a raw WebSocket terminal session and execute commands inside a known target container. This allows unauthenticated command execution inside the container, with possible host compromise when the container has sensitive mounts or privileged execution. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.34.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.19.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dockhandFinsys
  • < 1.0.34Affected

References

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