CVE-2026-38993
Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to directory traversal via the Buckets component.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 58th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
- https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/releases/tag/2.14.0
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-38993
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463843
- https://felsec.com/posts/cockpit-cms-2.13.5-multi-vulns/
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-38993.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.