CVE-2026-105217
Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php
CVSS Score
3.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-295 |
| Vendor | cockpit-hq |
| Product | cockpit |
| Published | Oct 4, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
cockpit-hq / cockpit
2.12.0 < 2.14.1
References
github.com: https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318 github.com: https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c16e040 github.com: https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102 github.com: https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-tls-verification-via-cron-php
Credits
Siyang Wu