CVE-2026-42172: Coolify: Sanctum API Tokens Have No Expiration — Leaked Tokens Grant Permanent Access

Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-07 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-613

Description

Coolify is an open-source and self-hostable tool for managing servers, applications, and databases. Prior to 4.0.0-beta.474, Sanctum API tokens did not expire, allowing a leaked token to retain access indefinitely until manually revoked. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.0-beta.474.

Affected products

coollabsio coolify: before 4.0.0-beta.474

References

https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/commit/b1a78df58efe3ac38679d18c888b5817c7f01216
https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/pull/9677
https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/releases/tag/v4.0.0-beta.474
https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/security/advisories/GHSA-c83f-5ph7-x8xv
https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify/security/advisories/GHSA-c83f-5ph7-x8xv

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