CVE-2026-55429: Coder's workspace app upsert allows cross-workspace agent rebinding via user-controlled app ID

Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-08 · updated 2026-07-08
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, `UpsertWorkspaceApp` overwrites an existing app's `agent_id` on a primary-key conflict and `insertAgentApp` accepts the app ID from the provisioner's `CompleteJob` payload without verifying it belongs to the workspace being built. `CompleteJob` runs under `dbauthz.AsProvisionerd` so the authorization layer does not block the cross-workspace upsert. Exploitation requires elevated access as a template author or external provisioner operator. The fix in versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2 verifies that any existing `workspace_apps` row matching the supplied ID belongs to the workspace being built and rejects cross-workspace agent reassignment. No known workarounds are available.

Affected products

coder: before 2.29.17; from 2.30.0 before 2.32.7; from 2.33.0 before 2.33.8; from 2.34.0 before 2.34.2 — fixed in 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: coder 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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