Path Traversal in Cockpit-Hq Cockpit
CVE-2026-58467
Cockpit CMS through 2.14.0 contains a path traversal and local file inclusion vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files or execute PHP files by including unvalidated PATH_INFO derived from REQUEST_URI in filesystem path construction without containment checks. Attackers can inject dot-dot sequences into the URL to traverse outside the designated spaces directory, and when the resolved path ends with a .php extension, the application passes it to include(), enabling local file inclusion on deployments using the PHP built-in server or certain non-default Nginx configurations.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.012
Affected products
- Cockpit-Hq Cockpit — versions 0
- Cockpit-Project Cockpit — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/releases/tag/364 (release-notes, patch)
- github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/cockpit.md (technical-description, exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-364-path-traversal-local-file-inclusio… (third-party-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-path-traversal-local-file-inclusion-vi… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-58467?
- CVE-2026-58467 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cockpit-Hq Cockpit, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2026-58467?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.