Clickjacking in cockpit
Priority LOW 23CWE-1021Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1021.
Summary
Cockpit (and its plugins) do not seem to protect itself against clickjacking. It is possible to render a page from a cockpit server via another website, inside an <iFrame> HTML entry. This may be used by a malicious website in clickjacking or similar attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01261 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | cockpit | Fixed in cockpit v254 and later. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- cockpit Vendor— Affected Fixed in cockpit v254 and later. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 254 | Vulnerable | Cockpit-project |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:cockpit-project:cockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 254 Vulnerable ·Cockpit-project
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:2008 Released 2022-05-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatecockpit security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) cockpit-264.1-1.el8, cockpit-bridge-264.1-1.el8, cockpit-doc-264.1-1.el8 +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:2008 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m9v-2hhc-h2wj
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-3660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m9v-2hhc-h2wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3660 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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