Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is affected by a misconfiguration within the Bucket component _isFileTypeAllowed function where a specially crafted filename bypasses an extension filter. This allows an authenticated attacker to rename arbitrary files with the .php file extension enabling arbitrary code to be executed on the underlying server.
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History
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit |
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Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit |
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Cockpit 2.13.5 and earlier is affected by a misconfiguration within the Bucket component _isFileTypeAllowed function where a specially crafted filename bypasses an extension filter. This allows an authenticated attacker to rename arbitrary files with the .php file extension enabling arbitrary code to be executed on the underlying server. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-29T20:23:41.211Z
Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-38991
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-29T16:16:23.797
Modified: 2026-04-29T16:16:23.797
Link: CVE-2026-38991
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-29T16:30:15Z
Weaknesses
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