CVE-2026-38992: Cockpit is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

critical Affects cockpit-hq/cockpit. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2026-04-29; advisory modified 2026-05-06.

Cockpit is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

Package: cockpit-hq/cockpit Composer
Affected versions: <2.14.0
Fixed in: 2.14.0
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (36.9th percentile)
Published: 2026-04-29
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-94

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