CVE-2026-38993
Published:April 29, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.14.0cockpit-hq/cockpit (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=dev-wysiwyg-structered-text <2.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.14.0cockpit-hq/cockpit (PHP):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.14.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.14.0Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11