CVE-2026-72557: Cockpit CMS 0 through 2.6.0

CVE-2026-72557. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00479 (percentile 0.40385), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

Cockpit CMS · 0 through 2.6.0
Cockpit CMS

Description’s affected range: 2.6.0

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Authenticated users can upload files of any extension including PHP scripts via the asset upload endpoint. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:43 UTC

CWE: CWE-434
CCR priority: 35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00479 · percentile 0.40385 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-72557.html