CVE-2026-38991

HIGH

Cockpit <=2.13.5 - Authenticated RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is affected by a misconfiguration within the Bucket component _isFileTypeAllowed function where a specially crafted filename bypasses an extension filter. This allows an authenticated attacker to rename arbitrary files with the .php file extension enabling arbitrary code to be executed on the underlying server.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 29.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-434
Status published
Products (1)
cockpit-hq/cockpit 0 - 2.14.0Packagist
Published Apr 29, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 29, 2026