CVE-2026-105217

Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 Disabled TLS Verification via cron.php

Published Oct 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 2.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit
Vendors & Products Cockpit-hq
Cockpit-hq cockpit
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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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 5, 2026, 1:16 PM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 3:25 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 4, 2026, 5:09 PM