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 malicious versions.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-38993: held from 0.008 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.001

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.