Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
cockpit-hq cockpit unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.12.0 affected < 2.14.1

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit cve-icon
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102 cve-icon
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040 cve-icon
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php cve-icon
History

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.
Title Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-04T17:09:52.997Z

Reserved: 2026-10-04T13:04:00.478Z

Link: CVE-2026-105217

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