Description
Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7 and 2.30.2, the `dotfiles` registry module passed unsanitized user input to shell commands, allowing arbitrary code execution inside a provisioned workspace. Any user who supplied a crafted `dotfiles_uri` value (for example, one containing shell command substitution such as `$(...)`) could achieve command execution in their own workspace. The Create Workspace page's `mode=auto` deep links amplified this into a one-click attack: an attacker could craft a URL that prefilled `param.dotfiles_uri` and silently provisioned a workspace with the attacker-controlled value, with no explicit user confirmation. In versions 2.29.7 and 2.30.2, input validation was added to the dotfiles module to reject URIs and usernames containing special characters, and the unsafe `eval`/`sh -c` usage was removed. This eliminated the command injection at its source.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| coder | coder | < 2.29.7, >= 2.30.0, < 2.30.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/coder/coder | <= 0.27.3 | — | GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder | all versions | — | GO-2026-5897 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | < 2.29.7 | 2.29.7 | GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | >= 2.30.0, < 2.30.2 | 2.30.2 | GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | < 2.29.7 · >= 2.30.0, < 2.30.2 | 2.29.7, 2.30.2 | GO-2026-5897 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 31, 2026
References
- https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-m3cr-vc2j-pm27
- https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/22011
- https://github.com/coder/registry/pull/703
- https://github.com/coder/coder/commit/60e3ab7632f42415d283b9fd5622ee53a4639ceb
- https://github.com/coder/registry/commit/8e68c96633f65a1babd76a93b6923e3deead4a82
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.7
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.30.2