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critical 9.6

CVE-2026-57169 json

Dockhand: Unauthenticated container exec via WebSocket upgrade

published 4mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-102920 , GHSA-f6q3-chhc-4hxm

Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory

Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository Finsys/dockhand. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.

cvss
9.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
14d ago

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Finsys dockhand

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

Sources

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The maintainers of Finsys/dockhand published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.