CVE-2026-38993

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 71% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 29, 2026 (72 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in Cockpit. This vulnerability, identified as a directory traversal, allows authenticated attackers to write files to arbitrary locations within the uploads directory or overwrite existing assets with malicious versions. The exploitation occurs via the Buckets component. This could lead to unauthorized modification of data and potential system compromise.

CWE

CWE-22

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 felsec.com 🔗 github.com