Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-38993
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in the cockpit-hq/cockpit package (Packagist). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | cockpit-hq/cockpit | 2.14.0 | GHSA-p46p-7pmj-m34f |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/releases/tag/2.14.0
- https://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38993 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2463843 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-38993.json x_sadp-csaf-vex