CVE-2026-105217

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.

CVSS v3 3.1 LOW

3.1^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php

Configurations

No configuration.

History

04 Oct 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-04 18:16

Updated : 2026-10-06 15:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-105217

Mitre link : CVE-2026-105217

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-105217

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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