CVE-2026-38992 | Cockpit v2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to arbitrary code … | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

Cockpit v2.13.5 and earlier is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via the filter parameter within multiple endpoints. This vulnerability allows an attacker to run system commands on the underlying infrastructure via the MongoLite $func operator.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-38992
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-04-06 00:00 UTC
Published: 2026-04-29 00:00 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-30 15:22 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-94
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injecti…
Vendor / Product: n/a / n/a
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
n/a	n/a	—	n/a

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
—	cna	n/a
CWE-94	adp	CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)