A flaw was found in Cockpit. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution on the host by exploiting unsanitized user-controlled parameters within crafted links in the system logs user interface (UI). An attacker can inject shell metacharacters and command substitutions into these parameters, leading to the execution of arbitrary shell commands on the affected system. This could result in a complete system compromise.
History

Thu, 28 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
References

Wed, 27 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References

Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References

Wed, 27 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel E4s
References

Wed, 20 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 12 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in Cockpit. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution on the host by exploiting unsanitized user-controlled parameters within crafted links in the system logs user interface (UI). An attacker can inject shell metacharacters and command substitutions into these parameters, leading to the execution of arbitrary shell commands on the affected system. This could result in a complete system compromise.
Title Cockpit: cockpit: arbitrary command execution via crafted links in system logs ui
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2026-05-11T12:48:08.657Z

Updated: 2026-05-28T02:24:50.605Z

Reserved: 2026-03-25T10:34:38.394Z

Link: CVE-2026-4802

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T20:42:55.032Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-11T14:16:31.550

Modified: 2026-05-28T03:16:43.483

Link: CVE-2026-4802

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-11T12:34:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-4802 - Bugzilla