Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-55438Coder's workspace app CORS origin check can be bypassed via UUID-based subdomain spoofing
Medium 5.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in coder from coder. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/coder/coder | no fix listed | GO-2026-5918 |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | 2.34.2 | GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | 2.33.8 | GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | 2.32.7 | GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | 2.29.17 | GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw |
| Go | github.com/coder/coder/v2 | 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.2 | GO-2026-5918 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-346 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/coder/coder/security/advisories/GHSA-5wg6-jmq2-53pw x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/26085 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/26086 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.29.17 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.32.7 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.33.8 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/coder/coder/releases/tag/v2.34.2 x_refsource_MISC