CVE-2026-38993

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/releases/tag/2.14.0
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38993
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463843
https://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-38993.json

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-29 16:16

Updated : 2026-07-15 02:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-38993

Mitre link : CVE-2026-38993

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-38993

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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