Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php
Priority LOW 11CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00103 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial cockpit (cockpit-hq): 2.14.1Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cockpit-hq | cockpit | 2.12.0 to before 2.14.1 | 2.14.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- cockpit Vendorcockpit-hq Affected 2.12.0 to before 2.14.1 Fixed in 2.14.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cockpit (cockpit-hq) Fixed in 2.14.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105217
- 2026-10-04 Alias added: GHSA-7gf3-cfh5-c772
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-05 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More cockpit-hq vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-18291 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php resetpassword function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18290 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php check function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02511 Insufficient Session Expiration in cockpit-hq/cockpit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-18292 Agentejo Cockpit before 0.11.2 allows NoSQL injection via the Controller/Auth.php newpassword function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42071 Cockpit CMS 2.14.0 - Path Traversal Local File Inclusion via index.php CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-41660 Cockpit CMS Path Traversal via Bucket Name in Bucket File Storage API CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-105217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gf3-cfh5-c772 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-105217 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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