Vulnerability in Cockpit-Hq Cockpit
CVE-2026-105217
Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040 (patch)
- github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php (technical-description)
- github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-veri… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-105217?
- CVE-2026-105217 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cockpit-Hq Cockpit, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-105217?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.