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.
History

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Title Directory Traversal in Cockpit CMS Buckets Allows Unauthorized File Write
Weaknesses CWE-22

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2026-04-29T20:14:16.567Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-38993

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-29T20:12:19.312Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-29T16:16:23.907

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

Link: CVE-2026-38993

cve-icon Redhat

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