What is CVE-2026-38993?

CVE-2026-38993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-38993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in N/a

CVE-2026-38993

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 malici…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-38993?: CVE-2026-38993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-38993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.