Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component.
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite assets with malicious versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00836 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist): 2.14.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) | before 2.14.0 | 2.14.0 | Patch available | GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.14.0 Fixed in 2.14.0 Patch available GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f cockpit-hq/cockpit (Packagist) Fixed in 2.14.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-38993
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-38993 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-38993 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-38993 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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