Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is affected by a misconfiguration within the Bucket component _isFileTypeAllowed function where a specially crafted filename bypasses an extension filter. This allows an authenticated attacker to rename arbitrary files with the .php file extension enabling arbitrary code to be executed on the underlying server.
History

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Title Arbitrary PHP File Rename Enabling Server‑Side Code Execution in Cockpit CMS
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-73

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Weaknesses CWE-434
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit
Vendors & Products Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit

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Description Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is affected by a misconfiguration within the Bucket component _isFileTypeAllowed function where a specially crafted filename bypasses an extension filter. This allows an authenticated attacker to rename arbitrary files with the .php file extension enabling arbitrary code to be executed on the underlying server.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-04-29T20:23:41.211Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38991

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T20:21:38.753Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-29T16:16:23.797

Modified: 2026-04-29T21:22:20.120

Link: CVE-2026-38991

cve-icon Redhat

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